Maple Valley is 0-3 against Concord since December of 2023 but things could change on Thursday. The Maple Valley Lions will be playing at home against the Concord Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Ines Sanchez Feito and Bradie Lehman.
Maple Valley is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Reading on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Maple Valley had to suffer through a 62-34 loss at the hands of Reading. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 628th, while the Rangers are ranked 191st).
Sanchez Feito put forth a good effort for the losing side as she almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine steals. That was a full 73.5% of Maple Valley's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Abbigail Harvey also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Meanwhile, Concord came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Spartans 70-39. The Yellowjackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 25 points or more this season.
Concord found their leader in sophomore Lehman, who went 8 for 12 en route to 21 points along with seven assists and five steals. Lehman has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Stimer, who put up 13 points and three steals.
Concord smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 16 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Concord's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Maple Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Maple Valley took a serious blow against Concord in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 75-27. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Maple Valley was down 39-14.
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