Valley is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Madonna a seven-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Valley Lumberjacks will be playing at home against the Madonna Blue Dons at 6:00 p.m. Valley has given up an average of 64.4 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Last Tuesday, Valley had to suffer through a 73-41 loss at the hands of Clay-Battelle. While losing is never fun, the Lumberjacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Cee-Bees are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, Madonna came up short against Catholic Central on Tuesday and fell 57-50.
Valley will need to focus on slowing down Thomas Welch, one of several Madonna players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 20 points. Luke Wingett was another key player, putting up ten points.
Madonna's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Valley couldn't quite get it done against Madonna in their previous matchup back in December of 2025 as they fell 56-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Blue Dons' Reno Fuscardo, who earned 28 points. Now that the Lumberjacks know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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