The Eagle Valley Devils won the last time they faced the Battle Mountain Huskies, and things went their way on Monday too. Eagle Valley took down Battle Mountain 67-50. Given Eagle Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while Battle Mountain is ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jonah Medina went supernova for Eagle Valley, scoring 15 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Medina has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Kraft, who scored four points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Several Huskies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Beau Suman, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Suman has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Max Macfarlane, who scored six points along with two steals.
Eagle Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Battle Mountain, they dropped their record down to 2-17 with that defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Eagle Valley will challenge Glenwood Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Glenwood Springs has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Battle Mountain, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Palisade at 7:00 p.m. Palisade will be up against Battle Mountain's rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.26 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing.
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