Surprise Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 49-44 heartbreaker at the hands of the Dunsmuir Tigers. The Hornets were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 57-49.

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02/12/25 vs Dunsmuir | 4 |
02/05/25 @ Burney | 2 |
02/03/25 vs Hayfork | 2 |
01/31/25 vs Happy Camp | 5 |
Surprise Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Andrew Eichstadt, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Casey Grove, who posted 12 points along with six assists and six boards. Grove has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Carpenter, who earned three points and eight rebounds.
Michael Kellar continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Dunsmuir, putting up 24 points. Jon Schneider was another key player, scoring 13 points.
Surprise Valley's record is now 4-17. As for Dunsmuir, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-14.
Coming up, Surprise Valley will face off against Tulelake at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Dunsmuir does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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