Basketball Recap: Valley Regional Takes a Loss

Valley Regional lost against Old Lyme back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Valley Regional Warriors took a blow against the Old Lyme Wildcats, falling 74-47. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Wildcats are ranked 47th).

Tavis Filacchione and Rex Grabowski certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Filacchione posted 14 points, while Grabowski had eight points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Those 14 points gave Filacchione a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Thomas Troy, who earned four points and five rebounds.

Valley Regional dropped their record down to 4-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Old Lyme, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valley Regional will square off against Canton at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Regional is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season. As for Old Lyme, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Old Lyme Wildcats duke it out with the Cromwell Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.