Surprise Valley played a tough matchup on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Hayfork Timberjacks, falling 85-21. The loss continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Timberjacks: they've now lost four in a row.
Surprise Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Andrew Eichstadt, who posted 11 points and six rebounds. That was a full 52.4% of Surprise Valley's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Casey Grove, who had four points.
Levi Cavalli was his usual excellent self, putting up 26 points and seven steals for Hayfork. Cavalli has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Jessee, who scored 13 points and five steals.
Surprise Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Hayfork, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Surprise Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 51-34 loss against Burney on the 5th. As for Hayfork, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 83-23 victory against Butte Valley on the 10th.
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