Smithson Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by the Pieper Warriors 65-35. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 571st, while the Warriors are ranked 38th).
| 01/22/25 vs Pieper | 13 |
| 12/17/24 vs New Braunfels | 12 |
| 11/22/24 vs Flour Bluff | 11 |
| 11/26/24 vs Boerne-Champion | 9 |
| 12/03/24 @ Alamo Heights | 9 |
When it comes to explaining why Smithson Valley lost, don't look at Isabelle DiMery. Despite the final result, she posted 13 points. The dominant performance gave DiMery a new career-high in points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pieper to victory, but perhaps none more so than Arianna Davis, who scored nine points in addition to five assists and five steals. Another player making a difference was Kayla James, who went 5 for 11 on her way to 10 points and four steals.
Smithson Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 9-20. As for Pieper, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Smithson Valley has already played their next matchup, a 62-49 loss against New Braunfels on the 24th. As for Pieper, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 61-36 victory against Boerne-Champion on the 24th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
