Basketball Recap: Michael Renshaw's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Tri-Valley over Walter Northway

Tri-Valley entered their game against Walter Northway on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Tri-Valley Warriors took a 71-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Walter Northway Warriors. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in December of 2024 (56), Tri-Valley still had to take the loss.

Tri-Valley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Michael Renshaw, who went 8 for 18 on his way to 20 points in addition to seven assists and six steals. The match was Renshaw's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Jusczak, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards.

Even though they lost, Tri-Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 16 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Tri-Valley fell to 3-1. As for Walter Northway, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-3.

Tri-Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 67-32 victory against Newhalen on the 9th. As for Walter Northway, they will head out to take on Fort Yukon on January 16th. Walter Northway knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Fort Yukon likes a good challenge.