While Grand Valley's victory against Rifle wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Grand Valley Cardinals had just enough and edged the Rifle Bears out 35-33. That's more bragging rights for the Cardinals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
| 01/28/25 vs Rifle | 13 |
| 01/25/25 @ Olathe | 10 |
| 01/24/25 vs Cedaredge | 13 |
| 01/21/25 vs Coal Ridge | 10 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grand Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taylor Pittman, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 boards. Pittman is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last four games she's played. Brynli Dowd was another key player, putting up 12 points and five boards.
Grand Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 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.
Several Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayden Hills, who posted five points and 13 rebounds. Those 13 boards gave Hills a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brylee Alcantar, who put up six points and five steals.
Grand Valley's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10. As for Rifle, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-14.
Grand Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 42-21 defeat against Gunnison on the 31st. Rifle has also already played their next game (against Basalt), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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