Basketball Recap: Valley Sets Scoring Season-High Against Troup County

Rams

Team Score

01/03/25 @ Troup County	64
12/03/24 vs Bullock County	60
12/16/24 vs Glenwood	54
12/05/24 @ Russell County	52
11/19/24 vs Troup County	49

Valley scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 71-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Troup County Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 308th in Alabama, while the Tigers are ranked 134th in Georgia).

Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Galvin Goss, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Goss continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Azerion Jennings, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards.

Troup County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jalen Brown out in front who went 7 of 13 on his way to 15 points and six boards. Brown has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. DEE MORELAND was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points.

Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season. As for Troup County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.

Valley will square off against Beauregard at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Troup County, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 83-68 loss against Sandy Creek on the 4th.