Valley Mills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Italy Gladiators, falling 56-29. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1385th, while the Gladiators are ranked 483rd).
Valley Mills' loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Italy, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Chico the next time they take the court. Italy will host Chico at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, while Valley Mills will play them later in the day, at 6:30 p.m.
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