Spring Valley and Bishop Gorman are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Spring Valley Grizzlies will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 6:30 p.m. That contest will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Mia Ervin and Aaliah Spaight.
Spring Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Faith Lutheran, who was ranked 11th at the time (Spring Valley was ranked 22nd). Spring Valley fell just short of Faith Lutheran by a score of 49-46 on Friday. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite their defeat, Spring Valley saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Ervin, who went 8 for 20 en route to 20 points along with eight boards and six steals, was perhaps the best of all. That was a full 43.5% of Spring Valley's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Mckenyia Pittman was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Bishop Gorman entered their tilt with Liberty on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Patriots to the tune of 63-32. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Gaels just coasted through the last quarter.
Bishop Gorman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Spring Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Spring Valley was taken down by Bishop Gorman 66-34 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Spring Valley was down 43-21.
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