The Murtaugh Red Devils will head out on the road to take on the Valley Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Last Wednesday, Murtaugh didn't have quite enough to beat Raft River and fell 52-49. The loss continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Valley put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Sun Valley Community to the tune of 79-24. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Cutthroats are ranked 148th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Murtaugh's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Valley, they pushed their record up to 18-0 with the victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Murtaugh was taken down by Valley 80-35 when the teams last played back in January. Can Murtaugh avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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