Valentine will square off against the North Central Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Valentine will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Chadron, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Valentine's way against Chadron on Saturday as Valentine made off with a 76-55 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Valentine has posted since January 14th.
Isaac Cronin
| 02/08/25 vs Chadron | 26 |
| 02/07/25 @ Gothenburg | 8 |
| 01/28/25 @ Cozad | 6 |
| 01/24/25 vs Broken Bow | 19 |
| 01/23/25 @ Stuart | 9 |
| + 9 more games |
Valentine's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Isaac Cronin, who went 12 for 14 to rack up 26 points in addition to six rebounds and four blocks, and Andon Olson, who almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine boards. With that strong performance, Cronin is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. Dominic Beebout was another key player, going 5 of 12 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Central). They blew past Colome 75-28 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Cowboys: they've now won six in a row.
North Central's victory bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Valentine, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Everything came up roses for Valentine against North Central when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 70-40 victory. In that matchup, Valentine amassed a halftime lead of 47-21, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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