The Sun Valley Spartans can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They snuck past Porter Ridge with a 52-46 win. That's another feather in the cap for Sun Valley, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Leading Sun Valley to victory were Nathan Tavares and Kaleel Benjamin. Tavares scored 11 points along with seven assists and six rebounds, while Benjamin scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Porter Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Samaj Long, who scored 14 points along with five assists and two steals. Another player making a difference was Dennis Kurucu, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds.
Sun Valley's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-16. As for Porter Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.
Sun Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Porter Ridge, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Cuthbertson at 7:30 p.m. Cuthbertson is coming into the game with nine straight victories on the road, so Porter Ridge is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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