The Rock Springs Tigers will challenge the Star Valley Braves at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Wyoming (Rock Springs is ranked 23rd, while Star Valley is ranked 25th).
Rock Springs has not done well against Kelly Walsh recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Rock Springs secured a 33-28 W over Kelly Walsh. The win made it back-to-back wins for Rock Springs.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Star Valley had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They blew past the Wolverines 49-25. Winning may never get old, but Star Valley sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Star Valley relied on the efforts of Emily Dana, who scored 11 points along with five steals, and Kenlee Engelhardt, who scored nine points along with seven steals and six assists. Dana has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mack Christiansen, who scored nine points.
Rock Springs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for Star Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
Rock Springs beat Star Valley 41-29 when the teams last played back in February. Will Rock Springs repeat their success, or does Star Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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