It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Blue River Valley can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 69-26 loss at the hands of the Monroe Central Golden Bears. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Golden Bears are ranked 126th).
Braden Swoveland was Blue River Valley's leading scorer, having posted eight points. Swoveland also led the team in assists with two. Jhonny Howe held things down on the boards with four rebounds.
Ta'Shaun Beatty had another great game (as he tends to do), dropping a double-double with 19 points and 13 boards for Monroe Central. Beatty is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last 19 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Griffin Gannom, who shot 83% from the field en route to 14 points.
Blue River Valley is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-16. As for Monroe Central, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
Blue River Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monroe Central, they will square off against Randolph Southern at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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