The Sun Valley Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Albemarle Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Sun Valley is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Sun Valley took a blow against Forest Hills, falling 61-21. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 360th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 163rd).
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Albemarle, as they earned their first away victory of the season. They claimed a resounding 41-5 win over Anson. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Bearcats recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-4. As for Sun Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Sun Valley was taken down by Albemarle 58-20 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Spartans, Amari Baldwin (who dropped a triple-double with 31 points, ten boards, and ten steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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