Basketball Recap: Virgin Valley Skates Past Pinecrest Academy Cadence with Ease

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

01/24/25 vs Chaparral	61
12/07/24 vs Parowan	56
01/15/25 vs Cristo Rey St. Viator	56
12/02/24 @ Chaparral	52
01/30/25 @ Pinecrest Academy Cadence	49

Virgin Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars 69-20. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 contests by 23 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Pinecrest Academy Cadence had strong showings from Aspen Larson, who posted 13 points, and Janae Sanders, who earned six points. That was a full 65% of Pinecrest Academy Cadence's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.

Virgin Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.8 points. As for Pinecrest Academy Cadence, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season.

Virgin Valley will challenge Cristo Rey St. Viator at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pinecrest Academy Cadence, they will square off against American Heritage Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Pinecrest Academy Cadence is facing American Heritage Academy at the right time seeing as American Heritage Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak.