If Central Valley wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Ansley/Litchfield, they should've done a better job of containing Luke Bailey. The Ansley/Litchfield Spartans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-53 win over the Central Valley Cougars on Friday thanks in part to Bailey, who dropped a double-double on 47 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Ansley/Litchfield's points.
Central Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zaden Wolf, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Taesian Soto, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 16 points.
With the victory, Ansley/Litchfield broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-3. As for Central Valley, their record now sits at 5-3.
Ansley/Litchfield has already played their next contest, a 64-28 loss against Stuart on the 28th. As for Central Valley, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on North Central at 8:00 p.m. on January 7th.
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