Basketball Recap: Ryson Burks' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Anderson over West Valley

Anderson lost against West Valley back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Anderson Cubs received a blow as they fell 61-44 to the West Valley Eagles.

Anderson lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ryson Burks, who posted eight points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Elias Whitehead, who earned eight points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Blaze Collins, who went 5-for-11 on his way to 17 points in addition to six boards and six steals. Collins is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last five games he's played. Jordan Heacock was another key player, going 8-for-20 en route to 21 points and five rebounds.

Anderson has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-17 record this season. As for West Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.

Coming up, Anderson will head out on the road to take on Yreka at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Anderson is facing Yreka at the right time seeing as Yreka is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for West Valley, they will take on University Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.