The Blue River Valley Vikings will take on the Seton Catholic Cardinals at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Blue River Valley has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Seton Catholic will arrive with eight straight wins.
Blue River Valley is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Frankton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Blue River Valley came up short against Frankton, falling 64-39. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 415th, while the Eagles are ranked 177th).
Meanwhile, Seton Catholic got the win against Cambridge City Lincoln last Friday by a conclusive 61-40.
Seton Catholic's win came from a few key players Blue River Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tyson Tremain, who shot 63% from the field en route to 15 points and seven assists. He is on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Feist, who went 6-for-12 on his way to 15 points and five boards.
Seton Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They are 9-4 when they've passed the ball that well.
Seton Catholic's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-10. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26 points. As for Blue River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
Blue River Valley took a serious blow against Seton Catholic when the teams last played back in January, falling 66-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Seton Catholic's Jason Moynihan, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Blue River Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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