Valley Falls is 2-8 against Pleasant Ridge since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Valley Falls Dragons will head out on the road to challenge the Pleasant Ridge Rams at 6:00 p.m. Valley Falls is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Monday, Valley Falls was beaten by Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy 59-32. While losing is never fun, Valley Falls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy is ranked 83rd).
Meanwhile, Pleasant Ridge unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell to Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy 55-51.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Maddie Heim, who scored 17 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Mia Ernzen, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Valley Falls has not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Pleasant Ridge, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Valley Falls came up short against Pleasant Ridge in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 40-32. Can Valley Falls avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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