The Meyersdale Red Raiders will take on the Blacklick Valley Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Meyersdale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 48-42 win over Rockwood two weeks ago. The victory was some much needed relief for the Red Raiders as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Blacklick Valley hadn't done well against Windber recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Blacklick Valley secured a 49-44 W over Windber.
Blacklick Valley had a senior duo take command as Kristin Szymusiak posted 13 points in addition to eight assists and seven rebounds and Riley Hoover went 6 of 8 on her way to 17 points. Szymusiak has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 34 times she's played.
Blacklick Valley's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Meyersdale, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Meyersdale was dealt a bruising 55-28 defeat at the hands of Blacklick Valley when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Szymusiak, who went 7 of 11 on her way to 20 points and five steals. Now that Meyersdale knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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