The Blackford Bruins lost to the Blue River Valley Vikings back in December of 2022, but the Blackford Bruins didn't allow the Blue River Valley Vikings the same satisfaction on Saturday. Blackford walked away with a 59-48 victory over Blue River Valley. That's two games straight that Blackford has won by exactly 11 points.
Blackford can attribute much of their success to Vince Oxley, who scored 15 points along with 8 rebounds and 6 steals. Kian Wells was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with 5 rebounds.
The victory makes it two in a row for Blackford and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Blue River Valley, they have fallen quite a ways from their 20-7 record last season and are now at 1-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blackford will take on Alexandria-Monroe at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Blue River Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Cowan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cowan focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Saturday.
