Golden Valley was the 54-41 winner over Kern Valley when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Golden Valley Bulldogs took a 61-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kern Valley Broncs on Saturday.
Despite the loss, Golden Valley still got an impressive performance from Elijah Smith, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jayden Hogg, who posted ten points in addition to two steals.
Even though they lost, Golden Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kern Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zane Carver, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Madden, who had ten points.
Golden Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Kern Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Golden Valley will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ridgeview at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Kern Valley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 78-33 defeat against Tehachapi on the 23rd.
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