The Florence Gophers pushed their score all the way to 59 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They had to suffer through a rough 96-59 loss at the hands of Valley Christian. Florence has not had much luck with Valley Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Anthony Bradeen and Logan Stenson certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Bradeen scored 16 points along with eight rebounds, while Stenson scored six points along with ten rebounds and seven assists. Bradeen is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Nelson, who scored 13 points.
Leading Valley Christian to victory were Luke Shaw and Kyle Grier. Shaw scored 22 points, while Grier shot 6-for-11 from deep and dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Austin Wallace, who scored 15 points.
Florence dropped their record down to 19-12 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Valley Christian, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 26-2.
Florence does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valley Christian, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Sabino at 1:00 p.m. on February 20th. One thing working in Valley Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
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