Basketball Recap: Elliott Utterback Key Part of Team Effort in Indians Win

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Van-Far's strategy against Wellsville-Middletown on Tuesday. The Van-Far Indians enjoyed a cozy 54-35 win over the Wellsville-Middletown Tigers. For the Indians, this counts as revenge for the 40-30 victory the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

Van-Far's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elliott Utterback, who went 9-for-18 on her way to 25 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Utterback has scored at least a third of Van-Far's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mylee Keller, who posted 13 points and three steals.

The victory made it two in a row for Van-Far and bumps their season record up to 6-15. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points over those games. As for Wellsville-Middletown, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Van-Far will head out to face off against South Callaway at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Wellsville-Middletown, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Tigers face off against the Bobcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.