Rankin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 58-29 loss at the hands of the Valley Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1421st, while the Patriots are ranked 336th).
Leading Valley to victory were Corbin Taylor and Kanyon Taylor. Corbin went 9 of 13 on his way to 20 points, while Kanyon went 5 for 9 on his way to 14 points and three blocks. Kanyon has been hot recently, having posted three or more blocks the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Leo Cruz, who posted seven points.
Rankin's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Valley, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
Rankin will be playing in front of their home fans against Iraan at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Valley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 43-25 win against Sterling City on the 14th.
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