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Central girls hold off Brandon Valley

Aberdeen Central’s Anna Malchow, center, tries to get to the basket between Sioux Falls Washington’s Shaelyn Fink, left and Ava Brink, right, during a game earlier this season at the Golden Eagles Arena. In the background is Central’s Taryn Hermansen. Malchow had eight points in a victory at Brandon Valley on Saturday. Photo by John Davis taken 1/6/2023
BRANDON - Aberdeen Central came up with a much-needed girls' basketball victory Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles held off Brandon Valley 51-39 for their third win of the season in an Eastern South Dakota Conference contest in Brandon. “This was a great team win,” said Central coach Mikayla Arechigo. “We are still missing some pieces, but having kids back helped. The girls have had some great practices this week. They’ve been working hard and communicating a lot better on the floor, and that paid off on the defensive end tonight.” Central was led in scoring by freshman forward Taryn Hermansen who finished with 15 points, but benefited from the return of Grace Kuch to the rotation. Kuch was one of four rotational players that have missed recent time due to injuries. Three of those four, including Lauryn Burckhard and Madison Miller, have returned to action. “Our rebounding was where it needed to be, and our guards and posts played well together,” Arechigo s

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