Preview: Stockton Tigers vs. Pike Valley Panthers
The Stockton Tigers will be playing at home against the Pike Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Stockton's defense has only allowed 26.3 points per game this season, so Pike Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Stockton has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 48-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northern Valley on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Stockton came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while Northern Valley is ranked 307th).
Meanwhile, Pike Valley put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Friday. They beat Miltonvale by the very same score they won with last week: 46-8. With Pike Valley ahead 30-3 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Pike Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Breanna Reeves led the charge by scoring 19 points along with four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Reeves has scored at least a third of Pike Valley's points. Raelyn Bolte was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds.
Stockton's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Pike Valley, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
