Basketball Game Preview: Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams vs. Ferndale Yellow Jackets

The Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams will head out to take on the Ferndale Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Turkeyfoot Valley Area is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.8 points per game this season.

Turkeyfoot Valley Area is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Blacklick Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Turkeyfoot Valley Area blew Blacklick Valley out of the water with a 75-39 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-21.

It was another big night for Bryce Nicholson, who went 11 of 20 en route to 28 points and seven steals. Nicholson is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lance Jones, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds.

Meanwhile, Ferndale entered their tilt with Shanksville Stonycreek on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the Vikings out 55-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Yellow Jackets have posted since December 12, 2024.

Ferndale is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points per game. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-2.

Everything came up roses for Turkeyfoot Valley Area against Ferndale in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 70-38 win. In that game, Turkeyfoot Valley Area amassed a halftime lead of 48-26, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.