Medicine Valley fought the good fight in their overtime match against Bertrand on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 80-65 bruising from the Bertrand Vikings. The Raiders were up 43-23 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Leading Bertrand to victory were Marcus Hernandez and Thunder Nelson. Hernandez went 11 of 17 to rack up 28 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards, while Nelson dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hernandez has scored at least a third of Bertrand's points. Another player making a difference was Kayden Hatfield, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.
Medicine Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Bertrand, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Coming up, Medicine Valley will face off against Maxwell at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bertrand, they will take on Arapahoe at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th.
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