It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Sesser-Valier Red Devils can now relate to. They took a 58-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. While losing is never fun, Sesser-Valier can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 517th, while Waltonville is ranked 246th).
Kyle Cooper was his usual excellent self, scoring 31 points along with five steals for Waltonville. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Peterson, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Sesser-Valier has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-20 record this season. As for Waltonville, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 24-6.
Sesser-Valier does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Waltonville also has no future games currently scheduled.
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