Sun Valley and Marvin Ridge are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Sun Valley Spartans will square off against the Marvin Ridge Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Sun Valley lost to Weddington at home by a 60-42 margin. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Warriors are ranked 62nd).
Meanwhile, Marvin Ridge hadn't done well against Charlotte Catholic recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Marvin Ridge walked away with a 64-57 win over Charlotte Catholic. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mavericks.
Sun Valley better keep an eye on Henry Smith. He was instrumental in Marvin Ridge's win, going 7 for 10 en route to 27 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Smith continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Brady Dunn was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points.
Marvin Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Sun Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Sun Valley came up short against Marvin Ridge in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 66-56. Can Sun Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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