The Sandhills Valley Mavericks scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They blew past Brady 71-36 at home. The victory was familiar territory for Sandhills Valley who now have three in a row.
Leading Sandhills Valley to victory were Braden Powell and Leyton Connell. Powell dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds, while Connell scored 23 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Connell has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Kramer, who scored no points along with ten assists and eight rebounds.
Sandhills Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Brady, they dropped their record down to 3-14 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sandhills Valley won't have much time to rest: their next game is against the Tigers at 6:45 p.m. on February 2nd. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Nebraska (Paxton is ranked 159th, while the Mavericks are ranked 176th). As for Brady, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against the Warriors at 7:15 p.m. on February 2nd. Hopefully Arapahoe focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 last Friday.
