It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Valley Buffalos can now relate to. They fell 64-54 to the Badgers on Wednesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Valley in their matchups with Wayne: they've now lost six in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wayne to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jake Batty, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Ryker Peterson, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Valley's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Wayne, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Valley and Bryce Valley will face off at 7:00 p.m. on February 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Utah (Valley is ranked 102nd, while Bryce Valley is ranked 118th). Wayne does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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