The Thunder Ridge Longhorns were not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 61-36 loss at the hands of Pike Valley. Thunder Ridge found out winning isn't easy when your three-point shooting is a whole 21% worse than the opposition.
Thunder Ridge's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Evan Slavik, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and four blocks, and Mason Baker who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Baker has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played.
It was another big night for Andrew Cooper, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and four steals for Pike Valley. Cooper is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Dayton Reeves was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven steals.
Thunder Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Pike Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Thunder Ridge's road trip will continue as they head out to face Golden Plains at 6:30 p.m. on February 22nd. Hopefully Golden Plains focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday. As for Pike Valley, they will be playing at home against Blue Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Pike Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Tuesday.
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