The Spring Valley Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Westwood Redhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Friday, Spring Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-54 to Ridge View. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Blazers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Westwood fought the good fight in their overtime game against Ridge View on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 71-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blazers. The Redhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Westwood saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aneya Britt dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. Those 25 points gave Britt a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Alexander, who went 7 for 17 en route to 16 points.
Even though they lost, Westwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Spring Valley's record is now 11-8. As for Westwood, their record now sits at 9-13.
Spring Valley strolled past Westwood in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 57-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spring Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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