Basketball Recap: Vale Comes Up Short

Vale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 73-68 heartbreaker at the hands of the Riverside Pirates. The Vikings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.

Vale's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Riverside, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-4.

Vale has already played their next game (against Umatilla), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Riverside has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Burns.