Sun Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Marvin Ridge Mavericks 68-24. The Spartans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-8.
Despite the loss, Sun Valley had strong showings from TJ Pinckney, who posted eight points and seven boards, and Thanasi Papazis, who scored four points and six rebounds.
Marvin Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Haiden Ratike led the charge by going 7-for-10 en route to 16 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Ratike a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Rivlin, who went 5-for-10 on his way to 13 points and five boards.
Sun Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Marvin Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season.
Sun Valley has already played their next game, a 70-45 loss against Weddington on the 4th. As for Marvin Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-54 defeat against Cox Mill on the 4th.
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