Two dominant guards in Bryce Nicholson and Lucas Stanley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams will challenge the Union Area Scotties at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Turkeyfoot Valley Area focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 27 on Friday.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Turkeyfoot Valley Area can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Mountaineers on the road and fell 81-43. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Turkeyfoot Valley Area has scored all season.
The losing side was boosted by Nicholson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Nicholson is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Colt Rugg, who scored 13 points.
Union Area was handed a 34-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Rochester on Tuesday. Union Area had just enough and edged Rochester out 62-59. The win was just what Union Area needed coming off of a 101-67 defeat in their prior matchup.
Union Area's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Braylon Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. Grayson Blakely was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area's defeat dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Union Area, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-11.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Turkeyfoot Valley Area hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 68.9 points per game. However, it's not like Union Area struggles in that department as they've been averaging 61.6 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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