The Valley Vikings's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their sixth straight loss. They took a 55-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Green Valley. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Valley in their matchups with Green Valley: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Valley still got an impressive performance from Elijah Flowers, who scored 29 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 60.4% of Valley's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Van Graves, who scored five points along with two steals and two blocks.
It was another big night for Brock Barney, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 rebounds for Green Valley. Barney is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last ten games he's played. Da?Quan Brown was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Valley's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 4-14. As for Green Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Valley will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mojave at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Green Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sunrise Mountain at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sunrise Mountain's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven games.
