On Friday, Valley View faced Greene County Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Valley View Blazers fell 48-40 to the Greene County Tech Golden Eagles. The defeat continues a trend for the Blazers in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
Greene County Tech's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was E'Marriha Johnson, who went 7-for-9 en route to 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. What's more, Johnson also posted a 78% shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in December of 2024. Weslyn Burnside was another key player, going 5-for-10 to rack up 18 points.
Valley View's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Greene County Tech, they pushed their record up to 26-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Coming up, Valley View will challenge Marion at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marion has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Greene County Tech, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Batesville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Greene County Tech is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season.
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