Silver Valley has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 48-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the California School for the Deaf-Riverside Cubs on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 54-23 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2018.
Despite the loss, Silver Valley saw an underclassman step up: freshman Naomi Durrah posted 17 points along with eight steals and six boards. That was a full 48.6% of Silver Valley's points, marking the 11th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyric White, who put up four points along with 15 rebounds and four steals.
Silver Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 9-2. As for California School for the Deaf-Riverside, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-1.
Silver Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-18 victory against Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy on the 7th. California School for the Deaf-Riverside has also already played their next contest, a 62-20 win against La Sierra Academy on the 7th.
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