Valley lost against St. Johns back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Valley Pirates lost 61-40 to the St. Johns Redskins. The Pirates have struggled against the Redskins recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Valley still got an impressive performance from Eric Slim, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Slim's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Casey Tso, who had five points plus five rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Valley now has a losing record at 1-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Valley has already played their next contest (against St. Johns), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for St. Johns, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Holbrook at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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