The Blacklick Valley Vikings entered their tilt with the Harmony Area Owls with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Blacklick Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 59-57 win over Harmony Area on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Blacklick Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brayden Brown, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. It was the first time this season that Brown pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Greg Schilling, who scored 16 points.
Despite the loss, Harmony Area still got an impressive performance from Jack Bracken, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 17 rebounds. That was a full 43.9% of Harmony Area's points, marking the 11th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Bryson Hagens was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Blacklick Valley is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Harmony Area, they dropped their record down to 3-15 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Blacklick Valley will play host again and welcome Northern Cambria, where tip off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Blacklick Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Northern Cambria likes a good challenge. As for Harmony Area, they will head out on the road to challenge Glendale at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Glendale focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
