Basketball Recap: Soroco Comes Up Short

Soroco lost against Vail Christian back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Soroco Rams were beaten by the Vail Christian Saints 69-40. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Soroco lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brayden Dudley, who posted 18 points along with five rebounds and five steals. That was a full 45% of Soroco's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Joseph Cordova, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points.

Vail Christian found their leader in sophomore Rayman Romanin, who went 7 for 8 en route to 18 points in addition to seven assists and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Romanin has scored all season. Oliver Neumann was another key player, going 6 of 10 on his way to 13 points.

Soroco's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Vail Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-4.

Soroco will host West Grand at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Vail Christian, they will head out to square off against Hayden at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vail Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.8 points per game this season.