After flying high against Buhach Colony last Thursday, Golden Valley came back down to earth. The Golden Valley Cougars had to suffer through a 77-17 loss at the hands of the Atwater Falcons. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-11.
Golden Valley lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kaylin Scheurich, who posted seven points.
Karissa Hukill continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Atwater, going 7 for 11 on her way to 19 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Villa, who went 7 of 10 en route to 14 points and seven rebounds.
Golden Valley dropped their record down to 7-17 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. The slump could be explained by some tough opposition over that stretch, namely Atwater, El Capitan, and Los Banos. As for Atwater, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-4.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Golden Valley Cougars duke it out with the Los Banos Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Atwater, they will head out on the road to take on El Capitan at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Atwater knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully El Capitan likes a good challenge.
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