Sun Valley is 2-8 against the Warriors since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Sun Valley Spartans will be playing at home against the Weddington Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sun Valley fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They snuck past Cuthbertson with a 60-56 win on Tuesday.
Nathan Tavares continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 26 points along with seven assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Kaleel Benjamin was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Weddington had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.6 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They blew past Porter Ridge 74-48. Weddington has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 22 points or more this season.
Sun Valley's win bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Weddington, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Sun Valley was taken down by the Warriors 89-49 in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Will Sun Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.