The Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams suffered their biggest loss since December 14, 2023 on Monday. They took a serious blow against Union, falling 56-29. While losing is never fun, Turkeyfoot Valley Area can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 593rd in Pennsylvania, while Union is ranked 109th in West Virginia).
Turkeyfoot Valley Area's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maleigha Younkin, who scored nine points along with ten rebounds and two steals. Younkin is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jessica Pepe, who scored five points.
This is the second loss in a row for Turkeyfoot Valley Area and nudges their season record down to 7-9. As for Union, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Mapletown at 6:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Mapletown is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. Union won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against East Hardy at 6:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Hopefully East Hardy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Monday.
