Recap: Blue River Valley Vikings vs. Union County Patriots
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Blue River Valley Vikings ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They managed a 52-48 win over Union County. The win was just what Blue River Valley needed coming off of a 61-24 loss in their prior game.
Blue River Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maciah Driskill led the charge by scoring nine points along with 11 rebounds and four blocks. Another player making a difference was Taylor Shelton, who scored nine points.
Blue River Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Union County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Blue River Valley will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Union City at 10:00 a.m. on December 29th. Hopefully Union City focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 33 last Saturday. Union County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Connersville at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2024.
