If Juniata Valley was riding high fresh off their 73-50 takedown of Moshannon Valley last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Juniata Valley Hornets took a 69-53 bruising from the Williamsburg Blue Pirates on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Pirates this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 85-75 back in January.
Several Hornets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Laken Cook, who went 7-for-16 to rack up 16 points. Another player making a difference was Ronal Chavez, who went 5-for-12 on his way to 13 points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Juniata Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds every time they've taken the court this season.
Juniata Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Williamsburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Juniata Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 73-66 win against Bellwood-Antis on the 10th. As for Williamsburg, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 65-43 defeat against Central on the 7th.
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