Blue River Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were beaten by the Morristown Yellow Jackets 64-30. The Vikings lost against the Yellow Jackets in their previous head to head back in December of 2016, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 39-37 score last time.
Despite the defeat, Blue River Valley had strong showings from Ava Loveless, who posted nine points, and Taylor Shelton, who earned eight points.
Morristown's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nevaeh Sanders, who went 10 for 20 on her way to 22 points, to go along with eight rebounds and four steals. Sanders' evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Nelson, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 14 points, to go along with eight boards and four steals.
Blue River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Morristown, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6.
Blue River Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 47-28 victory against Wes-Del on the 7th. As for Morristown, they will look to defend their home court on December 13th against Waldron at 6:00 p.m.
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