River Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the Faith Christian Lions, falling 56-34. The Falcons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-11.
Despite the loss, River Valley still got an impressive performance from Claudia Dudek, who posted eight points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Rylee Bradfield, who put up eight points and three steals.

Falcons
12/17/24 @ Faith Christian | 34-56 |
12/14/24 vs Colusa | 47-51 |
12/13/24 @ Woodland Christian | 21-46 |
Even though they lost, River Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matches.
Lauren Harris continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Faith Christian, almost dropping a double-double on 33 points and nine rebounds. The contest was Harris' 36th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Bryan, who had ten points and six rebounds.
River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Faith Christian, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
River Valley will head out on the road to face off against Colusa at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Colusa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season. As for Faith Christian, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Faith Christian Lions face off against the Chico Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Faith Christian also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 64.9 points per game.
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