Valley View lost against Ponder back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Valley View Eagles received a blow as they fell 54-37 to the Ponder Lions. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1195th, while the Lions are ranked 433rd).

Marco Lovato
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Valley View's loss came despite strong showings from Keenan Kemp and Marco Lovato. Kemp posted eight points, while Lovato went 5 of 11 en route to 14 points. The dominant performance also gave Lovato a new career-high in boards (three).
Valley View's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Ponder, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-10.
Valley View will square off against Pilot Point at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley View is facing Pilot Point at the right time seeing as Pilot Point is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Ponder, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Ponder Lions face off against the Paradise Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Paradise knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Ponder likes a good challenge.
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