Northern Valley was the 60-51 winner over Western Plains when they last played one another back in February of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Northern Valley Huskies fell 48-38 to the Western Plains Bobcats on Friday.
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Despite the loss, Northern Valley saw an underclassman step up: freshman Tait Thalheim posted 16 points and six steals. With that strong performance, Thalheim is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Owen Hammond, who put up 13 points and seven rebounds.
Northern Valley's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Western Plains, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season.
Northern Valley has already played their next matchup, an 81-37 loss against Weskan on the 4th. As for Western Plains, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 53-44 defeat against Golden Plains on the 4th.
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