The Falls City Tigers will challenge Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Falls City has struggled recently with 13 defeats in a row, while Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Saturday, Falls City took a blow against Mead, falling 66-20. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Raiders are ranked 106th).
Ethan Morris was Falls City's leading scorer, having posted eight points. Brock Caudle held things down on the boards with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] won against Stewartsville on Friday with 57 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 57-54 win over Osborn. That's two games straight that Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] has won by exactly three points.
Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points per game. As for Falls City, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Falls City came out on top in a nail-biter against Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, sneaking past 58-55. Does Falls City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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