PLUM CITY, WI – After a tough week of losses, the Spring Valley boys’ basketball team rebounded with a dominant win in a hard-fought game against neighboring rival Elmwood-Plum City here last week.
The win improved the Cardinals to 18-6 overall for the season, 11-3 in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference, good for third place.
Valley will host the winner of the game between #11 seed Boyceville and #6 seed McDonell Catholic Friday night at 7:00 p.m. The Cardinals swept the season series with the Bulldogs by scores of 47-27 in early December and 55-37 in late January. Valley also beat McDonell Central in the season opener, 46-43, but both teams have a lot of experience since then. If the Cardinals win on Friday, they would play on Saturday at 7:00 p.m., but that opponent and location are yet to be determined, it could potentially be a home game as the Cardinals are a #3 seed, but it could also be at #2 seeded Cameron (they host the winner of the game between #7 Shell Lake and #10 Colfax on Friday.
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