The Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams and the Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Mountaineers 81-43. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Turkeyfoot Valley Area has scored all season.
When it comes to explaining why Turkeyfoot Valley Area lost, one person who can't be blamed is Bryce Nicholson. Despite the final result, he 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. Another player making a difference was Colt Rugg, who scored 13 points.
Pace Prosser continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Berlin Brothersvalley, going 7 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 33 points and 5 assists. Prosser is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 20 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Craig Jarvis, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Berlin Brothersvalley, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 24-2.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area will take on Union Area at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Union Area knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Turkeyfoot Valley Area likes a good challenge. As for Berlin Brothersvalley, they will square off against Conemaugh Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Berlin Brothersvalley's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
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