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| 01/24/23 - Home | 45-42 W |
| 01/14/23 - Home | 33-54 L |
| 01/15/22 - Away | 46-38 W |
| 01/16/21 - Home | 48-30 W |
| 01/18/20 - Away | 53-35 W |
| + 5 more games |
Ogallala is 8-2 against Valentine since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Both will face off at 3:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Ogallala was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-48 to Sidney.
Meanwhile, Valentine lost to Hershey on the road by a 61-42 margin on Friday. Valentine has struggled against Hershey recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Valentine saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Paige Sprenger posted 23 points and six steals. That was a full 54.8% of Valentine's points, marking the tenth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Camilla Brown also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Ogallala's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Valentine, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Ogallala skirted past Valentine 45-42 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Will Ogallala repeat their success, or does Valentine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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