Basketball Recap: Owen Valley Patriots vs. Indian Creek Braves
Owen Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Indian Creek Braves at home and fell 72-31. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Patriots of the 83-46 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Owen Valley lost, don't look at Donavin Newby. Despite the final result, he scored 16 points in addition to seven rebounds. That was a full 51.6% of Owen Valley's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Richardson, who had five points.
Even though they lost, Owen Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Indian Creek had a senior duo take command as Landon Sichting went 8 for 10 en route to 18 points plus six rebounds and Bobby Emberton went 5 for 9 en route to 13 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Sichting a new career-high in field goal percentage (80%). Jagger Staats was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 11 points plus two steals.
Owen Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Indian Creek, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Owen Valley will venture away from home to challenge Brown County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Indian Creek has already played their next match, a 70-68 defeat against Greencastle on the 7th.
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