Basketball Game Preview: Tri-Valley Scotties vs. John Glenn Little Muskies

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Tri-Valley is 9-1 against John Glenn since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tri-Valley Scotties will welcome the John Glenn Little Muskies at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

John Glenn will be up against a hot Tri-Valley squad: the team just extended their winning streak to seven. Tri-Valley breezed by Sheridan to the tune of 82-48 on Friday. Given the Scotties' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Generals are ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led John Glenn over Morgan in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that John Glenn blew Morgan out of the water with an 82-35 final score. With the Little Muskies ahead 58-18 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

John Glenn's win came from a few key players Tri-Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Stehl Bates, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 19 points. Another player making a difference was Cj Dolan, who went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points.

John Glenn smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in nine consecutive contests.

John Glenn's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Tri-Valley, they have also been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.

Tri-Valley came up short against John Glenn in their previous matchup back in January, falling 65-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bates, who went 11 of 21 on his way to 31 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Now that Tri-Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.