Turkeyfoot Valley Area is 7-0 against Hancock since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hancock Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on December 28th. Turkeyfoot Valley Area knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Hancock likes a good challenge.
While it was all tied up 29-29 at halftime, Turkeyfoot Valley Area was not quite Ferndale's equal in the second half on Thursday. Turkeyfoot Valley Area fell to Ferndale 64-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Bryce Nicholson put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 21 points along with eight steals and five rebounds. The contest was his sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ely Walker, who scored ten points along with nine rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Hancock was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 60-54 to Bishop Walsh.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Hancock, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area strolled past Hancock in their previous matchup on December 8th by a score of 72-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Turkeyfoot Valley Area since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
