If Green Valley was riding high fresh off their 59-39 takedown of Sunrise Mountain last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Green Valley Gators took a 62-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shadow Ridge Mustangs. The Gators were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2022.
| 01/24/25 @ Shadow Ridge | 11 |
| 01/21/25 @ The Meadows School | 10 |
| 01/03/25 vs Del Sol | 10 |
| 01/17/25 @ Desert Oasis | 8 |
| 12/20/24 @ American Heritage Academy | 8 |
Green Valley lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jorden Smith, who posted 11 points. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Da?Quan Brown, who had 18 points.
Even though they lost, Green Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Green Valley's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Shadow Ridge, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Green Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 64-61 win against Basic on the 27th. As for Shadow Ridge, they will head out to square off against Chaparral at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Shadow Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Chaparral likes a good challenge.
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