The Great Valley Patriots lost against the Bayard Rustin Golden Knights back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Great Valley ended up on the wrong side of a rough 53-28 walloping at the hands of Bayard Rustin. Great Valley has struggled against Bayard Rustin recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Bayard Rustin's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Riley Stackhouse, who scored 18 points along with seven steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Stackhouse has scored at least 25% of Bayard Rustin's points. Sara Betchyk was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks.
Great Valley now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Bayard Rustin, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Great Valley will take on Owen J. Roberts at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Bayard Rustin will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against East at 12:15 p.m. on January 6th. East is on a three-game streak of home wins, Bayard Rustin a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
