Valentine had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Stuart by a score of 46-34 on Monday. That's another feather in the cap for Valentine, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Valentine was led to victory by Paige Sprenger and Kinsey Buechle. Sprenger scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Buechle dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Buechle has scored at least a third of Valentine's points.
Valentine's victory bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Stuart, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Valentine will head out on the road to challenge the Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Stuart, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on February 6th. Hopefully Ainsworth focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 last Saturday.
