The third road match was the charm for Southern Valley, as they earned their first road win of the season. They strolled past the Franklin Flyers with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 46-32. That's more bragging rights for the Eagles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Despite the defeat, Franklin saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ryan Bartels went 6 of 9 en route to 13 points and seven rebounds. Those seven rebounds gave Bartels a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Archer Goosic, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
Southern Valley's win bumped their record up to 2-8. As for Franklin, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Southern Valley will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Bertrand at 7:00 p.m. on January 9th. Bertrand is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season. As for Franklin, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-27 loss against Southwest on the 3rd.
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