Two dominant guards in Lucas Stanley and Bryce Nicholson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Union Area Scotties are on the road again on Friday and plays the Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams at 6:00 p.m. on March 8th. Union Area has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 357 points over their last five matchups.
With a playoff game on the line, Union Area rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They skirted past the Rams 62-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Union Area's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Braylon Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Blakely, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Turkeyfoot Valley Area was beaten by Berlin Brothersvalley 81-43 on Friday. Turkeyfoot Valley Area was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 57-21.
The losing side was boosted by Nicholson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Nicholson is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Colt Rugg was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Union Area has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, their loss dropped their record down to 19-6.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Union Area hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 61.6 points per game. However, it's not like Turkeyfoot Valley Area struggles in that department as they've been averaging 68.9 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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