The Grand Valley Mustangs will head out to take on the Badger Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grand Valley has three straight victories, Badger has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Grand Valley will head into Monday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 31) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Pymatuning Valley 37-35.
Meanwhile, Badger entered their game against McDonald on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Badger took a 65-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of McDonald.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Avery Rice, who went 8 for 17 en route to 21 points plus five steals. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Gabriella Miller, who scored nine points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Grand Valley's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Badger, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Grand Valley came up short against Badger in their previous meeting back in February of 2019, falling 55-42. Thankfully for Grand Valley, Kiersten Tricker (who went 8 for 14 en route to 22 points plus seven steals and five rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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