After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Richland, Blacklick Valley was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They managed a 49-44 victory over the Windber Ramblers. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Ramblers are ranked 355th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/28/24 vs Windber | 3 |
| 12/27/24 @ Richland | 6 |
| 12/20/24 vs West Branch | 4 |
| 12/18/24 vs Glendale | 6 |
| 12/17/24 vs Conemaugh Valley | 5 |
Blacklick Valley was led to victory by Kristin Szymusiak and Riley Hoover. Szymusiak posted 13 points in addition to eight assists and seven boards, while Hoover went 6 of 8 on her way to 17 points. Szymusiak has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 34 times she's played.
Despite the loss, Windber still got an impressive performance from Autumn Walz, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Walz a new career-high in points. Rylee Baer was another key player, putting up six points and three steals.
Blacklick Valley's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Windber, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blacklick Valley will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Shade at 6:00 p.m. on January 9th. Windber also won't see the court for a while: their next game is against Ferndale at 7:15 p.m. on January 7th.
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