The Creek Valley Storm were not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 59-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Potter-Dix. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Creek Valley of the 66-40 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.
Despite the loss, Creek Valley saw an underclassman step up: Lane Brenneman dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 48.9% of Creek Valley's points, marking the tenth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Zander Polk, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Creek Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Potter-Dix only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
Brayden Kasten continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Potter-Dix, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 12 steals. Kasten hasn't dropped below four steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Gasseling, who scored 24 points.
Creek Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Potter-Dix, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-11.
Creek Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Potter-Dix will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Banner County at 6:00 p.m. on February 22nd. Hopefully Banner County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Tuesday.
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