The Valley Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the Round Valley Elks at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Round Valley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Valley, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Valley humbled Northland Prep Academy with a 50-22 victory. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Spartans are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Round Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 60-45 to Monument Valley.
Valley will have to contain Kelci Walker as she made an impact in Round Valley's last game. She dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten boards. The game was Walker's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Poston, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Round Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Round Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Valley suffered a grim 59-34 defeat to Round Valley when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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