Trinity Schlueter leads Valley to victory over Panhandle

By Team Reports Dec 9, 2023, 7:13pm

Recap: Valley Patriots vs. Panhandle Panthers

The Valley Patriots entered their tilt with the Panhandle Panthers with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. Valley took down Panhandle 45-28 on Friday.

It was another big night for Trinity Schlueter, who scored 22 points along with 6 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Valley's points. Reese Cruse was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals.

Valley's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Panhandle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.

Valley's road trip will continue as they head out to face Klondike at 6:00 p.m. on December 12th. Panhandle will be home for the holidays to greet Lubbock Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lubbock Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 582nd, while Panhandle is ranked 63rd).