SYRACUSE – Four-points, that is all that separated Valley Heights boys varsity basketball team from notching their third win on the season when they faced off against Syracuse Christian Academy on their home court, only to lose 32-28.

The matchup on Dec. 20, gave way to an extremely slow start from both teams – Valley Heights led after one period 4-3.

This slow start snowballed into an all out frenzy for both programs, when entering the halftime break there was in fact a lead change. Syracuse corrected the ship and dropped 16 points on Valley Heights, a score they attempted match but would trail Syracuse 19-17.

Down two points, both teams had seemed to cool off during the halftime break – neither team reach double digit scoring again in the contest. However, the true difference in the game was a mere point scored in both the third and the fourth. Syracuse Christian Academy failed to rack up the points in the second half, due to an improved defensive effort from Valley Heights, however, they successfully score one more point than Valley Heights in each the third and fourth periods – five points scored in the third, and eight point scored in the fourth, compared to Valley Heights four and seven.