Valley Central has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 60-49 to the Washingtonville Wizards on Friday. The Vikings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wizards apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Leading Washingtonville to victory were Mason Blauvelt-Mercado and Malachi Taylor. Blauvelt-Mercado went 5 of 8 on his way to 17 points, while Taylor posted 17 points. Those 17 points gave Blauvelt-Mercado a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Dellova, who scored six points.
Valley Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Washingtonville, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Valley Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 52-45 victory against Minisink Valley on the 30th. As for Washingtonville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 46-41 win against Warwick on the 30th.
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