Southern Valley lost against Alma back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Southern Valley Eagles fell 50-37 to the Alma Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Cardinals are ranked 77th).
Alma got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Isaiah Neal out in front who went 8 for 18 on his way to 22 points and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Neal a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Zavier Mitchell, who went 8 of 11 to rack up 16 points and eight boards.
Southern Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season. As for Alma, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-2.
Southern Valley has already played their next match, a 65-43 loss against South Loup on the 8th. As for Alma, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cardinals challenge the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Alma is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season.
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