Grand Valley is 10-0 against Olathe since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Grand Valley Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Olathe Pirates at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Grand Valley sitting on 11 straight victories and Olathe on three.
Grand Valley can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They blew past North Fork 50-20 at home. Given Grand Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while North Fork is ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kaylae Medina and Jaycee Pittman were among the main playmakers for Grand Valley as the former scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and four steals and the latter scored 15 points along with six steals and five assists. Pittman is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Chloe Williams was another key contributor, scoring five points along with two steals.
Olathe posted their biggest victory yet this season on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Aspen 56-23 on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Olathe has posted against Aspen since January 27, 2017.
Grand Valley's win was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 27.71 points. As for Olathe, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Grand Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Olathe in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 46-39. Does Grand Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olathe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
