It was a proper cat-fight when Shelby Valley faced off against Tug Valley on Thursday. The Shelby Valley Wildcats took a blow against the Tug Valley Panthers, falling 66-24. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 204th in Kentucky, while the Panthers are ranked 37th in West Virginia).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tug Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Makenzie Browning, who went 7 of 17 on her way to 20 points in addition to seven steals and five assists. Haven Deskins was another key player, going 7 for 11 en route to 21 points.
Shelby Valley's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Tug Valley, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
Shelby Valley will square off against Lawrence County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tug Valley, they will challenge Scott at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Tug Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.2 points per game this season.
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