Basketball Recap: Central Valley Takes a Loss

Central Valley fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Beaver on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 67-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Beaver Bobcats. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 56-39 back in January.

Beaver's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Annsley Baker, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 rebounds. Baker's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Emerson Connelly, who went 6 of 12 en route to 14 points along with six boards and three steals.

This is the second loss in a row for Central Valley and nudges their season record down to 8-6. As for Beaver, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.

Central Valley will take on Hopewell at 7:30 p.m. on February 6th. As for Beaver, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-29 win against Lincoln Park Performing Arts on the 3rd.