Turkeyfoot Valley Area is 0-8 against Blacklick Valley since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blacklick Valley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Turkeyfoot Valley Area will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 586th, while Blacklick Valley is ranked 203rd).
Last Friday, Turkeyfoot Valley Area came up short against Bishop Walsh and fell 36-23.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Kiley Mitchell, who scored six points along with four steals. Another player making a difference was Maleigha Younkin, who scored nine points along with 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Blacklick Valley can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They blew past Northern Cambria 65-42. The victory was familiar territory for Blacklick Valley who now have three in a row.
Kristin Szymusiak continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 12 steals. Szymusiak is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Kaydence Killinger was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with two steals.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Blacklick Valley, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
Friday's game is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: Turkeyfoot Valley Area have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 31.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Blacklick Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 29.4 rebounds per game. Given Turkeyfoot Valley Area's sizeable advantage in that area, Blacklick Valley will need to find a way to close that gap.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area took a serious blow against Blacklick Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 51-19. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Szymusiak, who scored 16 points along with six steals. Now that Turkeyfoot Valley Area knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
