The Chenango Valley Warriors's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight defeat. They took a 47-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chenango Forks. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Chenango Valley in their matchups with Chenango Forks: they've now lost five in a row.
Chenango Valley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Warren Walters, who scored 12 points. That was a full 34.3% of Chenango Valley's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jordan Benowski was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Stephen Samsel was his usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with seven rebounds and three steals for Chenango Forks. Samsel has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Raab, who scored six points.
Chenango Valley has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Chenango Forks, their win bumped their record up to 8-11.
Chenango Valley will look to defend their home court on Friday against Waverly at 7:15 p.m. One thing working in Waverly's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 15 games. Chenango Forks does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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