Basketball Game Preview: River View Black Bears vs. West Muskingum Tornadoes

River View hasn't had much luck against West Muskingum recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The River View Black Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Muskingum Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m.

River View is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since December 2, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of New Lexington by a score of 49-46.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Muskingum). They blew past Morgan 55-33 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tornadoes.

West Muskingum pushed their record up to 6-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for River View, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.

River View took a serious blow against West Muskingum when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 48-19. Will River View have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.