Basketball Recap: Otter Valley Falls Short Against Ranked Fair Haven

On Tuesday, Otter Valley faced Fair Haven in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Otter Valley Otters took a 57-39 bruising from the Fair Haven Slaters. The match marked the Otters' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Otter Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 16-3. As for Fair Haven, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.

Looking ahead, Otter Valley will square off against Hartford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hartford will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Otter Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Fair Haven, they will challenge Bellows Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fair Haven knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Bellows Falls likes a good challenge.