After losing to Valor Christian the last time they met, Smoky Hill decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Smoky Hill Buffaloes came out on top against the Valor Christian Eagles by a score of 86-73 on Wednesday.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cole Scherer, who went 10 for 18 on his way to 26 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 35.6% of Valor Christian's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Mandes, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points and four steals.
The win got Smoky Hill back to even at 6-6. As for Valor Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.
Smoky Hill will be playing in front of their home fans against Ralston Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ralston Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Smoky Hill likes a good challenge. As for Valor Christian, they will venture away from home to challenge Chatfield at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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