The Valhalla Norsemen will venture away from home to challenge the Patrick Henry Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Valhalla focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up eight two weeks ago.
Two weeks ago, Valhalla ended up a good deal behind Hoover and lost 53-37.
Despite the defeat, Valhalla had strong showings from Lilly Dallo, who had seven points along with 15 rebounds and three steals, and Songoli EkwoSi, who earned six points along with 20 rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Miles, who earned nine points in addition to seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cougars , sneaking past 38-36. The 38-point effort marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Patrick Henry to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ayla Collins, who earned 15 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. Collins is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Kimora Nears was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Patrick Henry's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Valhalla, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Valhalla suffered a grim 65-39 defeat to Patrick Henry when the teams last played back in January of 2015. Thankfully for Valhalla, Courtney Branch (who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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