The Smith Valley Bulldogs are taking a road trip to face off against the Sage Ridge Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Smith Valley humbled Mineral County with a 51-10 victory. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Sage Ridge strolled past Virginia City with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 43-29.
Smith Valley better keep an eye on Sophia Soran. She was instrumental in Sage Ridge's win, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 17 boards. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Soran has scored at least a third of Sage Ridge's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keira Brodsky, who posted eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Sage Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Virginia City only racked up five assists.
Smith Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points per game. As for Sage Ridge, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5.
Smith Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Sage Ridge when the teams last played on January 9th, but they still walked away with a 42-38 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Soran, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Smith Valley still be able to contain Soran? There's only one way to find out.
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