Van-Far is 9-1 against Community since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Van-Far Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Community Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Van-Far focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up seven on Saturday.
While Indians 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 Saturday's season opener. They came out on top against Calvary Lutheran by a score of 40-33.
Van-Far's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Evan Utterback, who earned 15 points along with six rebounds, and Carson Huff, who went 5 for 12 en route to 12 points plus six rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Gaven Gatson, who scored five points plus nine rebounds.
Van-Far smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Community just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 68-38 loss at the hands of Chamois.
Everything came up roses for Van-Far against Community in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the team secured an 86-27 win. In that contest, Van-Far amassed a halftime lead of 41-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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