The Blue Valley West Jaguars will square off against the Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Tuesday, Blue Valley West had to suffer through a 76-20 loss at the hands of Bishop Miege. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Stags are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, Blue Valley Southwest played a tough game on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 65-43 to Saint Thomas Aquinas, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Timberwolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-11.
Blue Valley West will have to contain Lily Unruh as she made an impact in Blue Valley Southwest's last game. She went 5-for-9 en route to 12 points. Unruh has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Blue Valley Southwest's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Blue Valley West, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Blue Valley West couldn't quite finish off Blue Valley Southwest when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 52-50. Will Blue Valley West have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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