The Sandhills Valley Mavericks will head out on the road to face off against the Sutherland Sailors on Friday. Hopefully Sandhills Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Sandhills Valley ended up a good deal behind Sumner-Eddyville-Miller and lost 39-25. Sandhills Valley has not had much luck with Sumner-Eddyville-Miller recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Sandhills Valley had strong showings from Cooper Layher, who scored 11 points, and Braden Powell, who scored 5 points along with 7 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kyle Kramer, who scored 1 points along with 8 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Meanwhile, Sutherland's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They fell 49-41 to Brady.
Sandhills Valley's win bumped their season record to 1-1 while Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's loss dropped theirs to 2-1.
Sandhills Valley strolled past Sutherland in their previous matchup back in February by a score of 45-29. Does Sandhills Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sutherland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
