Watkins Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 74-55 bruising from the Licking Valley Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 567th, while the Panthers are ranked 252nd).
Licking Valley was led to victory by Brody Rodgers and Kamden Walker. Rodgers posted ten points in addition to eight rebounds and seven assists, while Walker earned 12 points and five boards. Walker is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Zane Hancock, who had 11 points and six boards.
Watkins Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Licking Valley, their record now sits at 7-5.
Watkins Memorial will challenge Teays Valley at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Watkins Memorial is facing Teays Valley at the right time seeing as Teays Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Licking Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Newark Catholic at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Licking Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.1 points per game this season.
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