Valley is 8-2 against St. Michael since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Valley Pirates will look to defend their home court against the St. Michael Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Valley focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 21 on Tuesday.
Valley is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against St. Johns on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Valley came up short against St. Johns, falling 61-40. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Redskins recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Valley got top-tier performance from Eric Slim, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Slim's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Casey Tso, who had five points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Michael had to start their season on the road on Saturday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They took a hard 72-56 fall against Mogollon.
Valley now has a losing record at 1-2. As for St. Michael, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-1.
Valley beat St. Michael 50-42 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Does Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Michael turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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