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| 02/06/24 - Home | 50-32 W |
| 01/24/24 - Away | 52-49 W |
| 12/14/23 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 12/15/22 - Away | 52-9 W |
| 11/10/22 - Home | 2-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bruce is 8-2 against Water Valley since November of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bruce Trojans will look to defend their home court against the Water Valley Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bruce has three straight wins, Water Valley has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Bruce is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Palmer: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bruce blew Palmer out of the water with a 63-22 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 33 point advantage.
Bruce relied on the efforts of A'Toria Knox, who posted 23 points and eight steals, and Laken Corbit, who went 11 for 19 en route to 27 points along with eight boards and four blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which Knox has scored at least a third of Bruce's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lylla Howell, who earned five points and eight rebounds.
Bruce was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Water Valley lost 59-34 to Vardaman on Saturday.
Bruce has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points per game. As for Water Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Bruce strolled past Water Valley in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 50-32. Does Bruce have another victory up their sleeve, or will Water Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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