The Valley Falls Dragons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 59-32 loss at the hands of Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy. 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 271st, while Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy is ranked 83rd).
Loss or not, Valley Falls got some senior leadership from Korie Kirkwood and Katelynn Yates. Kirkwood scored 16 points along with five rebounds and five steals, while Yates. scored 12 points. Yates is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for five games straight.
Valley Falls struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Valley Falls has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-2.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Pleasant Ridge the next time they take the court. Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy will head out to face Pleasant Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Valley Falls will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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