After flying high against the Horizon Science Academy Hawks last Saturday, the Delaware Christian Eagles came back down to earth. Delaware Christian had to suffer through a rough 57-22 loss at the hands of River Valley. While losing is never fun, Delaware Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 640th, while River Valley is ranked 261st).
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Addy Beard, who scored nine points along with four steals and two blocks. That was a full 40.9% of Delaware Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Brooke Huffman, who scored seven points.
River Valley's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ava Roseberry, who scored nine points along with three blocks and two steals. It was the first time this season that Roseberry posted two or more blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Madi Ward, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Delaware Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for River Valley, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-9.
Delaware Christian won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Liberty Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on February 13th. Delaware Christian is facing Liberty Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Liberty Christian Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for River Valley, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bexley at 1:00 p.m. on February 24th. Hopefully River Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Monday.
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