If Valley Christian was riding high fresh off their 65-27 takedown of Thatcher on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Valley Christian Trojans took a 39-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Snowflake Lobos on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Lobos are ranked 17th).
Leading Snowflake to victory were Ryah Denhalter and Ranell West. Denhalter dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards, while West posted eight points in addition to 11 rebounds and three steals. That's the most boards Denhalter has posted since back in December of 2024. Tayli Hancock also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Valley Christian's defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-6. As for Snowflake, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Valley Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 66-21 win against Rancho Solano Prep on the 20th. As for Snowflake, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 56-46 loss against Show Low on the 21st.
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