The Edgewood Cougars will square off against the Valley View Spartans at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Edgewood opened the new year with a less-than-successful 50-42 loss to Monroe. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley View). They really took it to Preble Shawnee for the full four quarters, racking up a 90-63 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Valley View found their leader in sophomore Brody Denny, who posted 28 points along with seven assists and four steals. Denny's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Fritz, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Valley View pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.3 points per game. As for Edgewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Edgewood came up short against Valley View when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 72-68. Can Edgewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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