The Butte Valley Bulldogs scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 93-37 win over Dunsmuir. With that victory, Butte Valley brought their scoring average up to 51.5 points per game.
Butte Valley's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordan Cynor, who scored 25 points along with seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cynor has scored all season. Ethan Burrow was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
When it comes to explaining why Dunsmuir lost, one person who can't be blamed is Michael Kellar. Despite the final result, he scored 26 points along with five steals and three blocks. That was a full 70.3% of Dunsmuir's points, marking the 15th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Dunsmuir struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Butte Valley racked up 27 assists.
Butte Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Dunsmuir, their loss was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-18.
Butte Valley will be playing at home against Hayfork at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hayfork will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Butte Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Dunsmuir, they and Bethel Christian will face off at 5:30 p.m. on February 7th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Dunsmuir is facing Bethel Christian at the right time seeing as Bethel Christian is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
