Guthrie lost against Valley back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Guthrie Jaguars were beaten by the Valley Patriots 85-38. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1427th, while the Patriots are ranked 571st).
It was another big night for Kanyon Taylor, who shot 6-for-9 from downtown and dropped a triple-double on 27 points, 11 boards, and 11 blocks for Valley. Taylor has been hot recently, having posted four or more blocks the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Meyer, who went 10 for 13 on his way to 25 points.
Guthrie has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-15 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points per game. As for Valley, their win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 28-2.
Guthrie will challenge Patton Springs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Valley has already played their next contest (against Paducah), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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