After soaring to 67 points the game before, Louisburg was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 69-20 loss at the hands of the Cedar Valley Aviators. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 422nd in North Carolina, while the Aviators are ranked 104th in Utah).
Louisburg's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Justin Harrison, who posted eight points, and John Lucas Anselmo, who put up four points and three steals.
Cedar Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was James Milligan out in front who went 7 of 9 on his way to 16 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Milligan a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Decker Yeager, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds.
Louisburg's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Cedar Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-6.
The future could be bright for both Louisburg and Cedar Valley: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Louisburg will try to hand Riverside-Durham their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, Cedar Valley will try to hand Tunstall their sixth-straight loss when the two meet at 7:30 a.m. on Monday.
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