The Juniata Valley Hornets fought the good fight in their overtime contest against the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Bulldogs 83-79. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
When it comes to explaining why Juniata Valley lost, one person who can't be blamed is Charlie Mattas. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 29 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Chris Deihl, who scored 12 points along with six assists.
Even though they lost, Juniata Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Claysburg-Kimmel got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Elias Ritchey out in front who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 assists. Ritchey hasn't dropped below two steals for ten straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Haney, who scored 28 points along with seven rebounds.
Juniata Valley's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Claysburg-Kimmel, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-8.
Juniata Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 71-60 win vs. Glendale on the 13th. Claysburg-Kimmel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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