The Medicine Valley Raiders were the 48-31 winner over the Bertrand Vikings when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Medicine Valley took a 44-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bertrand. Medicine Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Medicine Valley lost on Monday, one person who can't be blamed is Stella Heapy. Despite the final result, she scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Heapy has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Remmi Stout, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Medicine Valley has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Bertrand, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9.
Medicine Valley will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Mullen at 5:30 p.m. Bertrand's road trip will continue as they head out to face Cambridge at 7:00 p.m. on January 30th. Hopefully Cambridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 last Saturday.
