On Tuesday, Spring Valley faced Shadow Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Spring Valley Grizzlies lost 61-41 to the Shadow Ridge Mustangs. The Grizzlies' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Several Grizzlies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brie Ruiz, who posted 11 points and three steals. Miyanna Stephens was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Shadow Ridge was led to victory by Avery Freeman and Jaslyn Jefferson. Freeman had 17 points, while Jefferson put up 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Madsen, who posted eight points.
Spring Valley's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-6. As for Shadow Ridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
Spring Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 69-29 win against Las Vegas on the 10th. As for Shadow Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-35 loss against Bishop Gorman on the 10th.
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