The Grand Valley Cardinals will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the St. Mary's Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on March 7th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Grand Valley walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Spartans on Saturday as they made off with a 52-32 victory. Grand Valley has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Grand Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaylae Medina, who scored 16 points along with seven assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Gronewoller, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's beat Ignacio 45-38 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back wins for St. Mary's.
Grand Valley's victory bumped their record up to 24-0. As for St. Mary's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Grand Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Mary's when the teams last played back in March of 2022, sneaking past 52-50. Does Grand Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Mary's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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