It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Round Valley can now relate to. They took a 46-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fountain Hills Falcons on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Elks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Falcons are ranked 103rd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fountain Hills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sam Barnard, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards. Barnard has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Michael Fitzherbert, who went 5-for-10 en route to 10 points and eight rebounds.
Round Valley's loss dropped their record down to 9-22. As for Fountain Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Round Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fountain Hills, they have already played their next matchup, a 57-47 victory against Veritas Prep on the 18th.
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