The Salisbury Elk Lick Elks were the 54-52 winner over the Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Salisbury Elk Lick took a 54-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Turkeyfoot Valley Area on Wednesday. Salisbury Elk Lick has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Despite the loss, Salisbury Elk Lick still got an impressive performance from Drake Sellers, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Sellers continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Walker Bunnell was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bryce Nicholson led the charge by scoring 22 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Nicholson has scored at least a third of Turkeyfoot Valley Area's points. Another player making a difference was Zack Ryan, who scored 11 points along with five assists and three blocks.
Salisbury Elk Lick has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-8 record this season. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-4.
Salisbury Elk Lick will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Southern Fulton at 7:00 p.m. on February 22nd. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, they will head out on the road to square off against Hyndman Charter School at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Turkeyfoot Valley Area is facing Hyndman Charter School at the right time seeing as Hyndman Charter School is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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