The Platte Valley Broncos will head out on the road to face off against the Highland Huskies at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Platte Valley had no problem doing just that on Friday. They breezed by the Beetdiggers at home to the tune of 58-29. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Platte Valley has managed all season.
Lauryn Uyemura had an outrageously good game as she shot 4-for-5 from long range and dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 assists. It was the first time this season that she posted eight or more assists. Alyssa Salazar was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, Highland put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Frontier Academy as Highland made off with a 62-37 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-11.
Platte Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-14 record this season. As for Highland, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Platte Valley suffered a grim 66-44 defeat to Highland when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Highland's Briza Flores, who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points and 5 assists. Now that Platte Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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