Basketball Game Preview: Spring Valley Vikings vs. Blythewood Bengals

Two dominant forwards in Mariana Moody and Chase Thomas are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Spring Valley Vikings will welcome the Blythewood Bengals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Last Friday, everything came up roses for Spring Valley against Lugoff-Elgin as the team secured an 84-31 victory. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Demons are ranked 131st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Spring Valley had a senior duo take command as Moody dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 boards and Lauren Crosland went 10 for 16 on her way to 23 points. With that strong performance, Crosland is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalaya Pinckney, who posted eight points.

Spring Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Blythewood had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.9 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They blew past the Redhawks 62-38.

Blythewood's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.4 points per game. As for Spring Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.

Things could have been worse for Spring Valley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 71-55 loss to Blythewood in their previous matchup on January 6th. Will Spring 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.