Sun Valley hasn't had much luck against Weddington recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Sun Valley Spartans just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Weddington Warriors at 7:30 p.m.
Sun Valley is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Monday. They were beaten by Marvin Ridge 68-24. The Spartans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-8.
Meanwhile, Weddington came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Pirates 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.
Sun Valley better focus on containing KJ Younger and Jake Ford as the pair were huge in Weddington's win. Younger went 8 for 13 on his way to 19 points and eight boards, while Ford posted 11 points. Younger has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more points the last 23 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaden Nnaji, who scored four points and seven rebounds.
Weddington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Weddington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, 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.
Things could have been worse for Sun Valley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-42 loss to Weddington in their previous meeting back in January. Can Sun Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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