The Blacklick Valley Vikings will square off against the Glendale Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Blacklick Valley focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 23 on Tuesday.
While Vikings fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They claimed a resounding 51-17 victory over Rockwood. With the Vikings ahead 36-8 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Kristin Szymusiak was a one-man wrecking crew for Blacklick Valley as she almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten steals. Szymusiak has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 25 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Riley Hoover, who had 12 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Blacklick Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Glendale took care of business in their home opener on Wednesday. They managed a 43-39 win over Mount Union. The victory was some much needed relief for the Vikings as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Among those leading the charge was Madison Peterson, who scored seven points.
Everything went Blacklick Valley's way against Glendale in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Blacklick Valley made off with a 47-25 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Peterson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 22 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Blacklick Valley still be able to contain Peterson? There's only one way to find out.
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