Basketball Game Recap: Sun Valley Vanguards vs. Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls

By Team Reports Mar 13, 2024, 1:03pm

Recap: Sun Valley Vanguards vs. Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Sun Valley Vanguards can now relate to. They were the victim of a rough 67-43 loss at the hands of the Raiders and Ragdolls on Friday. While losing is never fun, Sun Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while Archbishop Ryan is ranked ninth).

It was another big night for Thomas Sorber, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 16 rebounds for Archbishop Ryan. That makes it three consecutive games in which Sorber has scored at least a third of Archbishop Ryan's points. Another player making a difference was Rocco Morabito, who scored ten points along with two steals.

Sun Valley are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 17-12. As for Archbishop Ryan, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.

Sun Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Archbishop Ryan, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 66-46 victory vs. Radnor on the 12th.

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