If Round Valley was riding high fresh off their 66-22 takedown of Duncan on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Round Valley Elks came up short against the Alchesay Falcons on Thursday, falling 65-45. While losing is never fun, the Elks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Falcons are ranked 72nd).
Round Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ryan Rodriguez, who posted 11 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Joah Brown, who put up seven points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Round Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alchesay only posted two assists.
Adrian Dosela was his usual excellent self, going 7 of 15 on his way to 21 points and three steals for Alchesay. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Truax, who had nine points.
Round Valley dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Alchesay, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Round Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 61-33 defeat against Fort Thomas on the 13th. As for Alchesay, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-51 loss against Morenci on the 13th.
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