Star Valley comes up short despite Emily Dana's strong performance

By Team Reports Mar 13, 2024, 2:37pm

Recap: Star Valley Braves vs. East Thunderbirds

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Star Valley Braves can now relate to. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 50-28 walloping at the hands of the Thunderbirds on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Star Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wyoming basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while East is ranked second).

Despite the loss, Star Valley still got an impressive performance from Emily Dana, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Dana hasn't dropped below two steals for 15 straight games. Sheridan Coles was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with three steals.

This is the second loss in a row for Star Valley and nudges their season record down to 13-12. As for East, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.

Star Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 39-31 loss vs. Kelly Walsh on the 8th. East has also already played their next matchup, a 49-44 loss against Campbell County on the 8th.

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