Valley played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the University Bulldogs and fell 80-41. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 125th).
| 01/16/25 vs University | 10 |
| 12/14/24 vs Eagle Ridge Academy | 9 |
| 12/05/24 vs Liberty Common | 8 |
| 01/12/24 vs Timnath | 7 |
| 01/25/24 @ Berthoud | 7 |
When it comes to explaining why Valley lost, don't look at Seth Kissler. Despite the final result, he posted ten points and five rebounds. Those ten points gave Kissler a new career-high. Anthony Soliz was another key player, putting up six points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead University to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gage Schminke, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Coehn Nitzel, who went 5 for 7 en route to 11 points along with seven assists and seven boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Valley and nudges their season record down to 2-8. As for University, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Valley will face off against Eagle Ridge Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for University, they will challenge Fort Morgan at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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