Conemaugh Valley is 0-4 against Berlin Brothersvalley since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays will challenge the Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Conemaugh Valley earned a 69-60 win over Bishop McCort.
Conemaugh Valley can attribute much of their success to Landon Percinsky, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Jeremy Dietz, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. Dietz has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 17 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaylen Henry, who scored seven points along with eight assists and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Berlin Brothersvalley rose to the challenge on Friday. They claimed a resounding 81-43 win over the Rams on the road. Berlin Brothersvalley has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Pace Prosser was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 33 points and 5 assists. He hasn't dropped below 20 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Craig Jarvis, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Conemaugh Valley pushed their record up to 20-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Berlin Brothersvalley, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 24-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Conemaugh Valley and Berlin Brothersvalley are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Conemaugh Valley hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 70.5 points per game. However, it's not like Berlin Brothersvalley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 77.2 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.
Conemaugh Valley was taken down by Berlin Brothersvalley 85-50 in their previous matchup back in December of 2019. Thankfully for Conemaugh Valley, Wil Spochart (who scored 27 points along with six assists and six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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