Basketball Recap: White River Valley Wins High-Profile Match Against Twin Valley

On Friday, White River Valley faced Twin Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the White River Valley Wildcats' way against the Twin Valley Wildcats as the White River Valley Wildcats made off with a 77-51 win. White River Valley has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 26 points or more this season.

Brayden Brown and Niko Gerding certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Brown went 9 of 19 on his way to 23 points and six rebounds, while Gerding went 6 of 14 on his way to 18 points. That was a full 45.1% of Twin Valley's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Benny Gerding, who had three points along with five boards and three blocks.

White River Valley's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for Twin Valley, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3.

Coincidentally, White River Valley and Twin Valley will both be playing Green Mountain the next time they take the court. White River Valley will head out to face Green Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, while Twin Valley will host them at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.