Basketball Recap: Valley Falls Makes It Five in a Row at Home

There's no place like home for Valley Falls, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past the Troy Trojans 70-46 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Dragons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Valley Falls' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Damian Cervantez, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 20 points and four steals. That's the most steals Cervantez has posted since back in December of 2023. Collin Kearney was another key player, going 8 of 16 on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds.

Valley Falls was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Troy only racked up six assists.

Troy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Gannon Bowe, who posted nine points and five assists. Bowe continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Geiger, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds.

Valley Falls pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Troy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1.

Valley Falls didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 77-27 victory against Atchison County on the 20th. As for Troy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 48-43 win against Doniphan West on the 20th.