The Miami Vandals will face off against the Valley Christian Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Valley Christian will be up against a hot Miami squad: the team just extended their winning streak to 22. Miami simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Arete Prep 70-16. With the Vandals ahead 47-8 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Tamia Pietila
| 02/06/25 vs Arete Prep | 22 |
| 02/05/25 vs Santa Cruz Valley | 23 |
| 02/03/25 @ San Carlos | 32 |
| 01/31/25 @ San Tan Charter | 23 |
| 01/28/25 @ St. Augustine Catholic | 35 |
| + 12 more games |
Miami's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tamia Pietila led the charge by going 9 for 15 to rack up 22 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. Pietila's evening made it 17 games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Aeriana Brown, who went 9 of 15 en route to 18 points and six steals.
Miami smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went Valley Christian's way against Florence on Thursday as Valley Christian made off with a 50-27 win. The victory continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Gophers: they've now won four in a row.
Miami pushed their record up to 26-1 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.1 points over those games. As for Valley Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.
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