Spring Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by the Blythewood Bengals and fell 72-40. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Bengals are ranked 14th).
Spring Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Nicholas Gonzalez and Dewayne Patterson. Gonzalez went 5 for 6 on his way to 10 points, while Patterson posted ten points.
Spring Valley's record is now 4-7. As for Blythewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Spring Valley will host Ridge View at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Blythewood, they will venture away from home to square off against Lugoff-Elgin at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lugoff-Elgin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.
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