The Indian Creek Braves will head out to square off against the Owen Valley Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Indian Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Indian Creek strolled past Sullivan with points to spare, taking the game 55-41.
Indian Creek got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ellie Oliver out in front who went 7 for 10 en route to 17 points plus six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Oliver a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Another player making a difference was Alexa Sichting, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Indian Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
While Owen Valley didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took a hard 57-42 fall against Cascade on Tuesday. The Patriots have struggled against the Cadets recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Owen Valley's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Indian Creek, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Indian Creek against Owen Valley in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 58-23 victory. In that contest, Indian Creek amassed a halftime lead of 31-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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