Preview: Allegheny-Clarion Valley Falcons vs. Union Knights/Damsels
The Allegheny-Clarion Valley Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Union Knights/Damsels at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Union took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Allegheny-Clarion Valley, who comes in off a win.
Allegheny-Clarion Valley scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They walked away with a 77-68 win over Cranberry Area. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Union, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 64-46 loss to Redbank Valley on Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Union in their matchups with Redbank Valley: they've now lost seven in a row.
Allegheny-Clarion Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Union, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7.
Allegheny-Clarion Valley came up short against Union in their previous meeting on January 2nd, falling 52-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Union's Trey Fleming, who scored 27 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Now that Allegheny-Clarion Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
