The Plateau Valley Cowboys will venture away from home to face off against the De Beque Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Plateau Valley will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Plateau Valley didn't have too much trouble with Soroco as they won 43-29. The Cowboys pushed the score to 34-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for De Beque on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Hayden out of the water with a 60-23 final score. The Dragons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.
De Beque's win came from a few key players Plateau Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ava Vines, who went 6-for-14 to rack up 20 points and seven boards. She has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Allyson Sandidge, who went 6-for-12 on her way to 17 points and five rebounds.
De Beque smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive matches.
De Beque pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.6 points over those games. As for Plateau Valley, their record now sits at 12-5.
Plateau Valley and De Beque were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January, but Plateau Valley came up empty-handed after a 49-48 loss. Can Plateau Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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