The Sandy Valley Sidewinders are taking a road trip to challenge the Baker Braves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.
Sandy Valley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Southeast Career Tech on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sandy Valley was beaten by Southeast Career Tech 54-4. The Sidewinders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-2.
Meanwhile, Baker took a blow against Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon on Tuesday, falling 80-15. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 1191st in California, while the Pirate are ranked 60th in Nevada).
Baker's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Sandy Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Everything went Sandy Valley's way against Baker in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Sandy Valley made off with a 46-21 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sandy Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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