Bayard featured prominently on the scoreboard in its previous game, but it had difficulty even getting on the board against Valentine. Bayard had a rough outing against Valentine last week, losing 52 - 8. The blowout was painful but not necessarily a surprise as Valentine is ranked 48th in the state, 88 places higher than Bayard.
Bayard's defense took a beating in the first half, giving up 38 points. That left it at a 38 - 0 disadvantage. As for the offense, it stepped up its game in the second half with eight points, but the better effort was too little too late.
The win got Valentine up to 6-2. The defeat dropped Bayard's record to 3-5.
The two teams have their sights set on raising those records in their upcoming games. Valentine will look to defend its home turf against Kimball this Friday at 6:00 PM. The team will be hoping to continue its now three-game trend of scoring more points each week than the last. Meanwhile, Bayard will battle it out against Hershey on Friday at 6:30 PM.
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