The Valley Regional Warriors's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their seventh straight defeat. They were dealt a 83-56 loss at the hands of Fitch. While losing is never fun, Valley Regional can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while Fitch is ranked 20th).
Despite the loss, Valley Regional still got an impressive performance from Rex Grabowski, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Grabowski has scored all season. Olivia Cunningham was another key contributor, scoring four points.
Leading Fitch to victory were Xavier Goode and Jayvon "JJ" Robinson. Goode scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and six assists, while Robinson dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 assists. Robinson is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Francis, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
Valley Regional has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season. As for Fitch, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Valley Regional will take on Harding at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Regional is on a three-game streak of home losses, Harding a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. Fitch will take on New London at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fitch has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,304 points over their last 18 matchups.
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