Spring Valley was the 53-43 winner over Dutch Fork when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Spring Valley Vikings lost 70-47 to the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes on Tuesday.
When it comes to explaining why Spring Valley lost, don't look at Dewayne Patterson. Despite the final result, he posted 18 points. Another player making a difference was Kensley Parks, who earned seven points.
Jaiden Coleman had an outrageously good game for Dutch Fork as he put up 12 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Coleman a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Bryson Taylor, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 16 points.
Spring Valley's loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3. As for Dutch Fork, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Spring Valley will take on Irmo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Irmo has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Dutch Fork, they will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge A.C. Flora at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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