Central Valley lost against Ansley/Litchfield back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Central Valley Cougars fell just short of the Ansley/Litchfield Spartans by a score of 55-53.
Central Valley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zaden Wolf, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Taesian Soto, who went 7 of 16 en route to 16 points.
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Even though they lost, Central Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Luke Bailey was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 47 points and 14 rebounds for Ansley/Litchfield. That makes it six consecutive games in which Bailey has scored at least a third of Ansley/Litchfield's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Schulte, who posted six points.
Central Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Ansley/Litchfield, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Central Valley will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on North Central at 8:00 p.m. on January 7th. As for Ansley/Litchfield, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-28 defeat against Stuart on the 28th.
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