The Spring Valley Timberwolves will take on the Huntington Highlanders at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday. Spring Valley is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Spring Valley can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They blew past Parkersburg 78-48 at home.
Spring Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Toma Gasaj out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Gasaj hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for ten straight games. Tate Adkins was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Huntington had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Parkersburg South by a score of 74-65 on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Huntington's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mikey Johnson, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Avonte Crawford, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
Spring Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Huntington, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Spring Valley hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 67.7 points per game. However, it's not like Huntington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 68.9 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Spring Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Huntington in their previous meeting last Friday, winning 68-55. Will Spring Valley repeat their success, or does Huntington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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