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| 02/02/24 - Away | 46-63 L |
| 12/11/21 - Neutral | 52-41 W |
| 01/18/21 - Neutral | 82-34 W |
| 02/20/20 - Neutral | 80-46 W |
| 12/13/19 - Away | 68-37 W |
| + 5 more games |
Martensdale-St. Mary is 8-2 against Southwest Valley since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Martensdale-St. Mary's has five straight victories, Southwest Valley has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Martensdale-St. Mary's didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against East Union last Friday as Martensdale-St. Mary's made off with a 43-22 win. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Southwest Valley lost to Southeast Warren on the road by a 68-50 margin last Friday.
Martensdale-St. Mary's pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Southwest Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Things could have been worse for Martensdale-St. Mary's, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-46 loss to Southwest Valley in their previous meeting back in February. Can Martensdale-St. Mary's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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