Gunnison Valley hasn't had much luck against Millard recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Gunnison Valley Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Millard Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Millard took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Gunnison Valley, who comes in off a win.
Gunnison Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 50-16 victory over Parowan. With the Bulldogs ahead 34-5 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Gunnison Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Autumn Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, and Rylee Bartholomew, who went 6 for 14 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. With that strong performance, Anderson is now averaging an impressive 8.2 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Linsi Hansen, who had five points in addition to eight rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Millard unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 50-49 to North Sevier. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now lost five in a row.
The win made it two in a row for Gunnison Valley and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Millard, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Gunnison Valley ended up a good deal behind Millard when the teams last played back in December of 2023, losing 64-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Millard's Olivia Bassett, who had 22 points plus five steals. Now that Gunnison Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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