The Southern Valley Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Bertrand Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southern Valley is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Franklin two weeks ago. Southern Valley took down Franklin 46-32.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bertrand). They breezed by Wilcox-Hildreth to the tune of 76-43 on Tuesday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Falcons are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bertrand's win came from a few key players Southern Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Marcus Hernandez, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 20 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. He has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Nelson, who went 10 of 16 on his way to 22 points and four steals.
The victory made it two in a row for Bertrand and bumps their season record up to 7-4. As for Southern Valley, their win bumped their record up to 2-8.
Southern Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Bertrand when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 46-40 victory. Does Southern Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bertrand turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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