Basketball Recap: Tug Valley Skates Past Shelby Valley with Ease

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

01/02/25 vs Van	64
12/27/24 vs Man	55
01/23/25 vs Shelby Valley	42
01/03/25 @ Man	38
01/18/25 vs River View	27

Tug Valley hadn't done well against Shelby Valley recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Tug Valley Panthers blew past the Shelby Valley Wildcats, posting a 66-24 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tug Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Makenzie Browning, who went 7 for 17 on her way to 20 points in addition to seven steals and five assists. Another player making a difference was Haven Deskins, who went 7 of 11 en route to 21 points.

Tug Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 19 consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Tug Valley's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.5 points per game. As for Shelby Valley, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.

Tug Valley will be playing at home against Scott at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Tug Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.2 points per game this season. Shelby Valley has already played their next game (against Lawrence County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.