It was a good run, but the West Valley Eagles unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 53-41 to Shasta. The game was a 20-20 toss-up at halftime, but West Valley was outscored by Shasta in the second.
West Valley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Whitney King, who scored eight points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tess Hydrick, who scored 15 points.
Joriana Gibbens-egolf was her usual excellent self, scoring 19 points along with seven rebounds and two steals for Shasta. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gibbens-egolf has scored all season. Bria Tate was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with two steals.
West Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Shasta, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
West Valley won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Red Bluff at 4:30 p.m. on January 6th. Red Bluff will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 562nd, while West Valley is ranked 171st). Shasta won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Corning at 1:30 p.m. on January 6th. Corning is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
