The River Valley Panthers and the Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but sadly the River Valley Panthers had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Hilltoppers by a score of 65-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (58), River Valley still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, River Valley still got an impressive performance from Ava Persichetti, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds. Persichetti is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 13 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kenady Kitner, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Westmont Hilltop, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-3.
River Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Westmont Hilltop, they will face off against Forest Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Forest Hills will roll in looking for their 16th straight victory, something Westmont Hilltop surely won't give up without a fight.
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