Swan Valley and Hemlock are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The two teams will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Swan Valley easily dispatched Ithaca on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Swan Valley fell just short of Glenn by a score of 40-37 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Hemlock against Valley Lutheran on Friday as the team secured a 65-31 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-14.
Swan Valley better keep an eye on Victoria Hauffe. She was instrumental in Hemlock's win, going 6 of 11 from beyond the arc on her way to 24 points and six steals. Hauffe is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinsley Conger, who posted 15 points and three steals.
Swan Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Hemlock, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Swan Valley was dealt a bruising 62-34 loss at the hands of Hemlock when the teams last played back in February. Can Swan Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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