Valley Christian entered their matchup against Columbiana on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Valley Christian Eagles fell just short of the Columbiana Clippers by a score of 55-52. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Clippers earlier this season, when they won 56-37.
Columbiana's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Seth Struharik, who went 7 for 17 on his way to 22 points. Struharik's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Brown, who went 5 of 12 en route to 15 points.
Valley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 15-3. As for Columbiana, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-2.
Valley Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 52-34 defeat against Cardinal Mooney on the 8th. As for Columbiana, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-64 victory against Lowellville on the 8th.
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