Basketball Recap: Medicine Valley Falls Despite Big Games from Jordiya Phillips and Remmi Stout

Medicine Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 48-25 to the Hitchcock County Falcons. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Raiders have suffered against the Falcons since December 19, 2019.

Medicine Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Remmi Stout and Jordiya Phillips. Stout posted six points along with 11 boards and five blocks, while Phillips earned seven boards and four steals. With that strong performance, Phillips is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game.

Even though they lost, Medicine Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive games.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hitchcock County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Riley Hagan, who put up ten points and six steals. The dominant performance gave Hagan a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Madysen Carlson, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points and eight rebounds.

Medicine Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Hitchcock County, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Medicine Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 36-25 loss against Wauneta-Palisade on the 14th. As for Hitchcock County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 49-26 defeat against Arapahoe on the 14th.