River Valley lost against Placer back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The River Valley Falcons were beaten by the Placer Hillmen 80-50. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 486th, while the Hillmen are ranked 87th).
River Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Yuvraj Dosanjh, who went 5 of 12 en route to 13 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Manraj Sarai, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 11 points.
Even though they lost, River Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Placer only pulled down five offensive boards.
Leading Placer to victory were Kannon Rector and Emmett Rose. Rector dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 assists, while Rose posted 25 points and three steals. Rose is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Joe Manley was another key player, putting up 11 points.
River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Placer, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season.
River Valley has already played their next contest, a 66-63 victory against Nevada Union on the 31st. As for Placer, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-39 win against Del Campo on the 31st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
