The Granite Hills Cougars will square off against the Silver Valley Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Granite Hills will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Victor Valley, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Granite Hills came out on top against Victor Valley by a score of 51-41 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Silver Valley came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy with points to spare, taking the game 61-42.
Silver Valley found their leader in freshman Naomi Durrah, who posted 46 points in addition to eight rebounds and eight steals. That makes it 19 consecutive games in which Durrah has scored at least a third of Silver Valley's points. Another player making a difference was Aubrey White, who earned three points along with eight boards and eight steals.
Silver Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 18 consecutive games.
Silver Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 15-4 record this season. As for Granite Hills, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-15.
Everything came up roses for Granite Hills against Silver Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 68-22 win. In that contest, Granite Hills amassed a halftime lead of 46-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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