Recap: Twin Valley Wildcats vs. Bellows Falls Terriers
On Thursday, the Twin Valley Wildcats faced the Bellows Falls Terriers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Twin Valley opened the new year with a less-than-successful 63-53 defeat to Bellows Falls. Twin Valley's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Twin Valley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brayden Brown, who scored 24 points. Brown scored a full 45.3% of Twin Valley's points, the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Steve Oyer was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with 12 rebounds and four blocks.
Twin Valley's defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 4-2. As for Bellows Falls, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Twin Valley will head out on the road to face off against White River Valley at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. White River Valley has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 261 points over their last four contests. As for Bellows Falls, they will be playing at home against Otter Valley at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Vermont (Otter Valley is ranked 19th, while Bellows Falls is ranked 17th).
