The Thunder Ridge Longhorns will head out on the road to face off against the Pike Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thunder Ridge is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Thunder Ridge was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 41-36 to Rock Hills.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Pike Valley, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-44 loss to St. John's/Tipton Catholic on Tuesday. Pike Valley has struggled against St. John's/Tipton Catholic recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Pike Valley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Andrew Cooper, who scored 18 points along with four blocks and three steals, and Elijah Field who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Cooper is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played.
Thunder Ridge has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14-1 record this season. As for Pike Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7.
Thunder Ridge was dealt a bruising 65-38 defeat at the hands of Pike Valley in their previous meeting on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cooper, who scored 31 points along with eight steals and six rebounds. Now that Thunder Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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