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Lose a game and think you get some pride back this way? And I hope you keep compiling those win/loss stats cause looks like ER will go up two this year and two each year here after for the next 4 years so that may even it out a bit, especially considering that they played without their best player and a big contributor in his absence was and 8th grader.

As of right now, it's 19-4 alltime between the two schools, so East Ridge has quite a ways to go to even that record out. But I think you're taking a pretty big leap to just assume that ER will win every game with Shelby Valley for the next four years. SV will be down this season and probably the next, but this downturn won't last forever. Valley has a very strong group of freshmen right now, and has an even better class coming up for good from the middle school next year. I fully expect SV to be contending for the 15th region again 2 years from now.

And what did you mean, "get some pride back this way"? I don't think that SV fans have any less pride in their basketball program right now, despite this season's struggles. Of course, it's entirely possible that being the defending state champions might be the reason for that...