Discovery was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 47-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Valor Academy. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Valor Academy this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 65-42 two weeks ago.
Maliqq Van Arsdale had a dynamite game for Valor Academy, almost dropping a double-double with 23 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Van Arsdale has scored at least a third of Valor Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Cezar Jr Guanzon, who posted five points in addition to ten boards and six steals.
Discovery's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Valor Academy, their victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-13.
Coming up, Discovery will square off against Sun Valley Magnet at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Discovery has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Valor Academy, they will head out to face off against Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology at 2:15 p.m. on Friday.
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