The Springs Valley Blackhawks will venture away from home to take on the Perry Central Commodores at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Springs Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 64-49 win over Lanesville on Saturday. With that victory, the Blackhawks brought their scoring average up to 52.5 points per game.
Springs Valley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kayce Jones out in front who went 7 of 10 en route to 17 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Weeks, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds.
Springs Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Perry Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 58-57 photo finish over South Central on Saturday. While the Commodores didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Perry Central's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Springs Valley, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Springs Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Perry Central in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 62-56 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Springs Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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