Valley Springs lost to Melbourne on January 6th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Tigers were outmatched by the Bearkatz and fell 70-38. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Bearkatz are ranked 71st).
Valley Springs has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-21 record this season. As for Melbourne, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7.
Looking ahead, Valley Springs will challenge Mountain View at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Melbourne, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 71-51 victory against Cave City on the 31st.
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