Basketball Game Preview: Weddington Warriors vs. Sun Valley Spartans

Weddington has gone 8-2 against Sun Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Weddington Warriors will welcome the Sun Valley Spartans at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Weddington has four straight victories, Sun Valley has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Friday, Weddington strolled past Porter Ridge with points to spare, taking the game 53-35. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Pirates are ranked 406th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

KJ Younger and Jake Ford were among the main playmakers for Weddington as the former went 8 for 13 on his way to 19 points and eight boards and the latter posted 11 points. The game was Younger's 23rd in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jaden Nnaji, who had four points and seven rebounds.

Weddington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in November of 2024.

Meanwhile, Sun Valley suffered their biggest defeat since December 27, 2023 on Monday. They were outmatched by Marvin Ridge and fell 68-24. The match marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Weddington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Sun Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.

Weddington strolled past Sun Valley in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 60-42. Does Weddington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sun Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.