The Kelly Walsh Trojans and the Star Valley Braves squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Kelly Walsh Trojans had to settle for second. They took a 69-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Braves. Kelly Walsh's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it seven in a row.
Kelly Walsh lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jack Nicholls, who scored 12 points along with six assists and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Becker, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Kelly Walsh's defeat dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Star Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Kelly Walsh didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-39 defeat vs. Evanston on the 29th. Star Valley has also already played their next matchup, a 62-44 victory against Riverton on the 1st.
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