Sun Valley Downs Nampa, Boise Beats Eagle at Idaho Improv League

Standings crowd further as Sun Valley downs Nampa, and Boise beats Eagle at the Idaho Improv League.

The Nampa Knights' (5-5) woes continued on Friday night, as the Sun Valley Shine (5-6) emerged with a 28-25 victory. The Knights started the match on a 7-1 run, with a strong game played by Robert Longstroth (15 points), but the Shine closed the gap in the second half, with Lance Peterson scoring a team leading 12 points for Sun Valley.

The Boise Megabytes (5-6) moved one step closer to avoiding the postseason play-in round as they ended the Eagle Storm's (7-4) winning streak with a 37-36 win. Boise's Ross Merritt led all scorers with 13 points. However, with Nampa's loss the previous day, Eagle clinched the #1 seed in the playoffs, which start July 30.

Nampa plays the Meridian Villagers July 16, while the other teams conclude regular season play on July 22 & 23.

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