Basketball Recap: River Valley Picks Up Ninth Consecutive Victory

By Team Reports Feb 9, 2025, 8:38am

Basketball Recap: River Valley Vikings vs. Galion Tigers

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Previous Games

02/07/25 @ Galion77-41
02/04/25 @ Highland56-41
01/30/25 vs Shelby67-62
01/28/25 vs Buckeye Valley67-43
01/24/25 @ Marion Harding56-49
+ 4 more games

River Valley entered their tilt with Galion on Friday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They breezed by the Galion Tigers to the tune of 77-41. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 24 points or more this season.

River Valley was led to victory by Chase Ebert and Carter Myers. Ebert went 8 for 10 to rack up 18 points along with six assists and four steals, while Myers almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Ebert a new career-high in shooting accuracy (80%). Hudson Pollock was another key player, putting up 11 points and five boards.

River Valley's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Galion, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-13.

River Valley has already played their next game, an 86-61 victory against Cardington-Lincoln on the 8th. As for Galion, they will take on Mansfield Senior at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Mansfield Senior's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.

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