Blue River Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 66-17 loss at the hands of the Monroe Central Golden Bears. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-11.
Monroe Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sydney Patterson, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 16 points and five steals. Patterson has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 13 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Abe Ervin, who went 8 of 11 en route to 16 points and five assists.
Blue River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Monroe Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Blue River Valley has already played their next match (against Randolph Southern), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Monroe Central will take on Union at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monroe Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season.
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