Basketball Game Preview: Teays Valley Vikings vs. Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs

The Teays Valley Vikings will challenge the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Teays Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Teays Valley turned things around against Logan on Friday. Everything went their way against the Chieftains as they made off with a 53-32 victory.

Meanwhile, Bloom-Carroll came up short against Liberty Union on Tuesday and fell 53-43.

Teays Valley will have to contain Tessa Brooks as she made an impact in Bloom-Carroll's last game. She posted ten points in addition to six assists and three steals. Brooks has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Whitney Passen, who had nine points and three steals.

Even though they lost, Bloom-Carroll smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matchups.

Bloom-Carroll has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Teays Valley, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9.

Teays Valley came up short against Bloom-Carroll in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 63-58. Thankfully for Teays Valley, Emily Bratton (who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc on her way to 42 points along with seven rebounds and six assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.