The Alma Cardinals can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 65-38 win over Northern Valley on the road. Given Alma's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 46th in Nebraska, while Northern Valley is ranked 264th in Kansas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alma got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tierston Moore out in front who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and six steals. Moore has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Scott, who scored ten points along with six assists.
Northern Valley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austyn Cox, who scored 14 points along with two steals. Cox hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Audrey Bina was another key contributor, scoring six points along with 14 rebounds and five blocks.
Alma pushed their record up to 18-3 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road. As for Northern Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Alma will face off against Cambridge at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Alma focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Tuesday. As for Northern Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Triplains/Brewster at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Northern Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 32 on Tuesday.
