Blacklick Valley is 9-0 against Turkeyfoot Valley Area since January of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Blacklick Valley Vikings' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams at 12:00 p.m. on February 17th. One thing working in Blacklick Valley's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 games.
Blacklick Valley put the finishing touches on their 18th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Harmony Area 68-17 on the road. While fans of Blacklick Valley might be used to big wins, the 51-point margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Blacklick Valley can attribute much of their success to Kristin Szymusiak, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten steals, and Kaydence Killinger, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 13 rebounds. Killinger is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tressa Fatula, who scored six points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 45-31 loss to Union on Monday. While losing is never fun, Turkeyfoot Valley Area can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 629th in Pennsylvania, while Union is ranked 96th in West Virginia).
Blacklick Valley's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Everything came up roses for Blacklick Valley against Turkeyfoot Valley Area in their previous meeting last Saturday as the squad secured a 62-19 win. Will Blacklick Valley repeat their success, or does Turkeyfoot Valley Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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