Twin Valley hasn't had much luck against White River Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Twin Valley Wildcats will be playing at home against the White River Valley Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Twin Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.
On Tuesday, Twin Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Bellows Falls and fell 65-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (60), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Twin Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brayden Brown dropped a double-double on 36 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 57.1% of Twin Valley's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson McHale, who put up five points in addition to eight assists, eight rebounds, and eight steals.
Even though they lost, Twin Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, White River Valley put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 87-16 blowout they got against Sharon Academy. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
White River Valley's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for Twin Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Twin Valley couldn't quite finish off White River Valley in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 and fell 47-44. Can Twin Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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