Brandon Valley is ranked highly in their home state and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Crofton. The Brandon Valley Lynx came out on top against the Crofton Warriors by a score of 62-54. The win was nothing new for the Lynx as they're now sitting on six straight.
01/14/25 @ Crofton | 23 |
01/10/25 @ Brookings | 11 |
01/03/25 vs Watertown | 12 |
12/30/24 vs Tea | 22 |
12/20/24 vs Roosevelt | 15 |
Brandon Valley was led to victory by Alyvia Padgett and Madison Geiver. Padgett went 7 of 12 en route to 23 points in addition to seven assists and five steals, while Geiver went 8 for 10 on her way to 16 points and eight rebounds. With that strong performance, Padgett is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Gracie Salter was another key player, putting up seven points along with six boards and three steals.
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sammie Allen, who posted 14 points and five steals. Another player making a difference was Cassie Allen, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 19 points.
Brandon Valley pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Crofton, their defeat ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Brandon Valley will face off against Spearfish at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Brandon Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Spearfish likes a good challenge. Crofton has already played their next contest (against Wayne), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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