If the Valley View Eagles were riding high off their 72-33 takedown of the Houston Hawks on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Valley View took a 67-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Service on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
When it comes to explaining why Valley View lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jalyn Talbert. Despite the final result, he scored 18 points along with seven rebounds. Charles Knight was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Valley View now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Service, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Valley View won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Kodiak at 2:30 p.m. on December 15th. Service won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Hesperia at 8:30 p.m. on December 15th. Hesperia is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
