The Valley Center Hornets's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Arkansas City by a score of 63-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (59), Valley Center still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Valley Center still got an impressive performance from Austin Saner, who scored 17 points along with two steals. Saner is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Doc Needham, who scored 13 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arkansas City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Colin Frazier, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Frazier scored 15 or more points. Aidan Brantley was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with three steals.
Valley Center has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-14 record this season. As for Arkansas City, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-11.
Valley Center will head out on the road to challenge Eisenhower at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley Center is coming into the match with 12 straight defeats on the road, meaning Eisenhower will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Arkansas City, they will challenge Maize at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Arkansas City focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Friday.
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