The Smoky Valley Vikings and the Hesston Swathers squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but sadly the Smoky Valley Vikings had to settle for second. They took a serious blow against the Swathers, falling 66-37. Smoky Valley just can't catch a break and has now endured five defeats in a row.
Smoky Valley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Taylor Campbell, who scored 20 points. Campbell is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Ki Blanchat was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with two steals.
Smoky Valley struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hesston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reed Friesen, who scored 26 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Hernandez, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Smoky Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Hesston, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Smoky Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hesston, they will head out on the road to face off against Southeast of Saline at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hesston will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Southeast of Saline surely won't give up without a fight.
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