Basketball Recap: Valley Gets Big Victory over Higher-Ranked Berkeley Springs

After losing to Berkeley Springs the last time they met, Valley decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Valley Lumberjacks put the hurt on the Berkeley Springs Indians with a sharp 59-36 victory on Saturday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lumberjacks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 813th, while the Indians are ranked 67th).

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Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/25/25 vs Berkeley Springs	59-36
12/30/24 vs Beallsville	72-38
12/10/24 vs Trinity Christian	65-49

Valley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Berkeley Springs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.

Valley will head out on the road to challenge Parkersburg Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Parkersburg Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season. Berkeley Springs has already played their next contest (against Keyser), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.