The Valley Patriots came tearing into Saturday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 49-40 win over Bovina. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but Valley was the better team in the second half.
Valley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kanyon Taylor out in front who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and six blocks. Taylor has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tucker Schlueter, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-12 record this season. As for Bovina, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-20.
Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 74-42 win vs. Fort Elliott on the 19th. Bovina will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Floydada at 7:00 p.m. Floydada has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 239 points over their last three matchups.
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