Valley Lutheran lost against Fort Thomas two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Valley Lutheran Flames were dealt a 65-37 loss at the hands of the Fort Thomas Apaches. While losing is never fun, the Flames can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Apaches are ranked 54th).
Viddiate Clinton
| 02/07/25 vs Fort Thomas | 4 |
| 02/03/25 @ Anthem Prep | 8 |
| 02/01/25 vs Dishchii'bikoh | 7 |
| 01/30/25 vs Hayden | 9 |
| 01/28/25 vs Baboquivari | 6 |
| + 5 more games |
Valley Lutheran lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Viddiate Clinton, who posted six points in addition to nine rebounds and four steals. Clinton has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Elise Winter was another key player, putting up 12 points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, Valley Lutheran smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches.
Fort Thomas can attribute much of their success to Kaylee Benally, who went 5 of 12 on her way to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Corey Cody, who had eight points and six rebounds.
Valley Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Fort Thomas, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
Valley Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fort Thomas, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-19 victory against Cicero Prep Academy on the 8th.
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