The Bureau Valley Storm fought the good fight in their overtime contest against the Kewanee Boilermakers on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Boilermakers 51-45. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Bureau Valley came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while Kewanee is ranked 593rd).
Bureau Valley's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Taylor Neuhalfen, who scored 15 points along with 9 rebounds and 4 steals. Kate Salisbury was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals.
Bureau Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Kewanee, their win bumped their record up to 2-7.
Bureau Valley will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Fulton at 1:00 p.m. Fulton is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. As for Kewanee, they will head out on the road to face off against Galva at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
