Maple Valley and Kellogg are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Maple Valley Lions duke it out with the Kellogg Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Maple Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
Maple Valley will bounce into Monday's match after beating Bronson, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Maple Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Bronson on Thursday, sneaking past 75-72. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since December 3, 2024.
| 01/16/25 vs Bronson | 36 |
| 01/14/25 vs Reading | 23 |
| 01/09/25 @ Quincy | 15 |
| 01/07/25 vs Bellevue | 29 |
| 01/03/25 @ Colon | 33 |
Maple Valley found their leader in sophomore Teegen McDonald, who went 13 for 26 on his way to 36 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. McDonald's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jake Mcdonald, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Kellogg unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 58-45 to Galesburg-Augusta.
Kellogg's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Maple Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-8.
Maple Valley lost to Kellogg on the road by a decisive 65-49 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Can Maple Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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