Shade has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Neither Shade nor the Rams posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 55-10, which was the final score in Shade's tilt against the Ramblers on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Shade can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 702nd, while the Ramblers are ranked 192nd).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-19, which was the final score in Turkeyfoot Valley Area's tilt against the Vikings on Saturday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Turkeyfoot Valley Area in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost nine in a row.
Shade's defeat was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Shade came up short against the Rams in their previous matchup on Wednesday, falling 48-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Turkeyfoot Valley Area's Kiley Mitchell, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Now that Shade knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
