Valley Falls lost against Jackson Heights back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Valley Falls Dragons lost to the Jackson Heights Cobras at home by a 56-40 margin. That's two games in a row now that the Dragons have lost by exactly 16 points.
Despite the loss, Valley Falls saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Chloe Cox posted 17 points and eight steals. That was a full 42.5% of Valley Falls' points, marking the third time in a row Cox has earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jillian Meyer, who scored seven points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Valley Falls smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive matches.
Jackson Heights can attribute much of their success to Chesnea Cochren, who on her way to 17 points and seven boards. The dominant performance also gave Cochren a new career-high in shooting accuracy (58%). Another player making a difference was Savannah Cattrell, who put up 12 points.
Valley Falls has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-17 record this season. Jackson Heights' record is now 5-15.
Valley Falls wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 51-41 win against Perry-Lecompton on the 24th. Jackson Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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