It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fannett Metal can now relate to. They fell 61-50 to the Rams on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Fannett Metal of the 51-47 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2023.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area was led to victory by Bryce Nicholson and Zack Ryan. Nicholson scored 20 points along with six rebounds and six steals, while Ryan dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. Nicholson is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Colt Rugg, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Fannett Metal's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Fannett Metal will face off against Southern Fulton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Turkeyfoot Valley Area does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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