Valley and Berthoud squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Valley had to settle for second. They came up short against the Berthoud Spartans, falling 60-38. The Vikings have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meetings.
Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Brianna Orona, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 12 points and six rebounds. That's the most points she has posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Nevaeh Jimenez, who scored eight points along with ten boards and five assists.
Even though they lost, Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. This was only their second loss (out of 11 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Berthoud was led to victory by Sofia Sigg and Avery Pfohl. Sigg shot 54% from the field en route to 17 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals, while Pfohl went 6-for-11 on her way to 17 points along with seven boards and four steals. Pfohl's big performance that evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Harper, who put up six points and four steals.
Valley's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Berthoud, their win bumped their record up to an identical 14-10.
Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Berthoud, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 59-39 defeat against Timnath on the 8th.
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