There's no place like home for the Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Thursday. They secured a 54-48 W over Johnstown Christian on Friday. That's another feather in the cap for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Maleigha Younkin, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Younkin has scored at least 25% of Turkeyfoot Valley Area's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiley Mitchell, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Johnstown Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area and Hancock will face off at 5:30 p.m. on January 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hancock comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last four games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse. As for Johnstown Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Ferndale at 6:00 p.m.