Guthrie hasn't had much luck against Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Guthrie Jaguars are taking a road trip to challenge the Valley Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Guthrie took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They strolled past Spur with points to spare, taking the game 58-40.
Meanwhile, Valley had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They blew past the Matadors 102-53. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 555th, while the Matadors are ranked 1416th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Guthrie better focus on containing Kanyon Taylor and Corbin Taylor as the pair were huge in Valley's win. Kanyon almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards, while Corbin dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Kanyon a new career-high in assists (six). Damian Valdes was another key player, going 9 of 13 en route to 20 points.
Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Valley pushed their record up to 22-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points per game. As for Guthrie, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Guthrie might still be hurting after the 61-38 loss they got from Valley in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Guthrie was down 34-13.
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