The Valley Falls Dragons and the Jefferson County North Chargers squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but sadly the Valley Falls Dragons had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 63-61. While losing is never fun, Valley Falls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while Jefferson County North is ranked 124th).
When it comes to explaining why Valley Falls lost, one person who can't be blamed is Korie Kirkwood. Despite the final result, she scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Kirkwood hasn't dropped below 17 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Brown, who scored 17 points.
Valley Falls' loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Jefferson County North, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Valley Falls does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jefferson County North, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy comes in on three and Jefferson County North on four.
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