The Northern Valley Huskies will head out to challenge the Pike Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northern Valley is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, Northern Valley came up short against Greeley County and fell 72-61.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tait Thalheim, who posted 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Hammond, who went 9-for-17 to rack up 19 points and six boards.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pike Valley duked it out with Natoma last Friday. Pike Valley really took it to Natoma for the full four quarters, racking up a 61-24 victory. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Northern Valley better keep an eye on Andrew Cooper. He was instrumental in Pike Valley's win, dropping a double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds. Cooper's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Braxton Patterson, who went 6-for-13 en route to 15 points.
Pike Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Natoma only one assist.
Pike Valley's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Northern Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Northern Valley has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Pike Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.8 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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