The Maple Valley Lions were the 55-51 winner over the Reading Rangers when they last played one another last Friday, but their luck changed this time around. Maple Valley was just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 50-49 to Reading.
Despite the loss, Maple Valley still got an impressive performance from Ayden Wilkes, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Joseph, who scored eight points.
Leading Reading to victory were Brayden Wright and Brady Kling. Wright scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Kling scored 17 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Wright hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Colton Hoover, who scored seven points along with nine rebounds.
Maple Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Reading, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-16.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maple Valley will take on Bronson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Bronson focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Monday. As for Reading, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Homer at 7:00 p.m. Homer is coming into the matchup with ten straight victories on the road, so Reading is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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