Garden Valley was the 64-52 winner over Carey when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Garden Valley Wolverines were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 56-55 to the Carey Panthers. The Wolverines have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carey got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Stockton Sears out in front who went 8 for 19 on his way to 17 points. The dominant performance gave Sears a new career-high in points. Preston Wood was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.
Garden Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Carey, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Garden Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 60-43 loss against Tournament Opponent on the 27th. As for Carey, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-53 victory against Riverside on the 27th.
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