Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 61-55 heartbreaker at the hands of the Holy Cross Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Cougars are ranked 131st).
Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Holy Cross, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 47-42 defeat against Francis Parker on the 28th. As for Holy Cross, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-60 victory against Brown on the 27th.
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