Preview: Twin Valley South Panthers vs. Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks
Twin Valley South is 7-2 against Mississinawa Valley since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Twin Valley South Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks at 7:30 p.m. Twin Valley South has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Saturday, Twin Valley South came up short against Miami Valley and fell 62-52.
Meanwhile, Mississinawa Valley suffered a tough 66-44 loss at the hands of Union City on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Mississinawa Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 812th in Ohio, while Union City is ranked 328th in Indiana).
Twin Valley South has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season. As for Mississinawa Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-18.
Twin Valley South came up short against Mississinawa Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 52-45. Can Twin Valley South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.