The Valley View Eagles and the St. Bonaventure Seraphs squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Valley View Eagles had to settle for second. They took a 51-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Seraphs. It was the first time this season that Valley View let down their fans at home.
Despite the defeat, Valley View saw an underclassman step up: Charles Knight scored 16 points along with two steals. That was a full 36.4% of Valley View's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Maurice Lynch was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Dylan Benner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for St. Bonaventure, almost dropping a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Benner has scored at least a third of St. Bonaventure's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mathew Wilson, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Valley View's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 19-12. As for St. Bonaventure, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 23-8.
Valley View does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Bonaventure, they will head out on the road to square off against Serra at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Serra's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six contests.
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