The Weldon Valley Warriors fought the good fight in their overtime  game against the Deer Trail Eagles  on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory  and fell  47-46 to the Eagles. Weldon Valley has struggled against Deer Trail recently, as their  matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
 Despite the  defeat, Weldon Valley had strong showings from  Annie Onufrak, who  dropped  a double-double on 20 points and 19  rebounds, and  Ellie Koch, who  scored seven points along with 18  rebounds and three  steals. That's the first time this season that  Onufrak  scored 15 or more  points.
 Even though they lost, Weldon Valley  smashed the offensive glass and  finished the game with 35  offensive rebounds. That's the most  offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
 Deer Trail's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but  Ally Hardwick led the charge by  almost  dropping  a triple-double on 14 points, 13  rebounds, and nine  blocks. Hardwick continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's  played. The team also got some help courtesy of  Jaden Gudenkauf, who  scored 17 points along with five  rebounds and three  steals.
 Weldon Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Deer Trail, they have  been performing  well recently as they've  won three of their last four contests,  which provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season.
 Both  teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Weldon Valley won't have much time to rest: their next  matchup is against Banner County at 2:00  p.m.  on January 27th. Banner County is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home. As for Deer Trail, they will head out on the road to  square off against  Stratton at 4:00  p.m.  on Tuesday. Stratton presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Deer Trail in Colorado (Stratton is ranked 25th, while Deer Trail is ranked 258th).