St. Albans hasn't had much luck against Spring Valley recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The St. Albans Red Dragons will venture away from home to face off against the Spring Valley Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. St. Albans is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season.
St. Albans is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Wayne, who was ranked sixth at the time (St. Albans was ranked 17th). St. Albans was dealt a 71-44 loss at the hands of Wayne on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Red Dragons have suffered since December 9, 2023.
Jaycee Elzy
| 02/17/25 @ Wayne | 16 |
| 02/15/25 @ Lewis County | 26 |
| 02/12/25 vs Cabell Midland | 17 |
Despite the loss, St. Albans had strong showings from Jaycee Elzy, who posted 16 points, and Ireland Barker, who had six points and seven boards. Elzy's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley entered their tilt with Morgantown on Saturday with nine consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with ten. They came out on top against the Mohigans by a score of 48-40.
Spring Valley's victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. As for St. Albans, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-4.
St. Albans couldn't quite finish off Spring Valley in their previous meeting back in January and fell 62-60. Can St. Albans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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