Basketball Recap: Federal Hocking Finds Home Court Redemption Against River Valley

There's no place like home for Federal Hocking, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They managed a 59-54 victory over the River Valley Raiders on Tuesday. This was payback for the Lancers, who suffered a 70-12 loss the last time these two teams met.

River Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Braden Bennett and Austin Richardson. Bennett posted 17 points and eight rebounds, while Richardson went 5 of 8 on his way to 16 points and five boards. Landon Burns was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.

The win snapped Federal Hocking's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-10 record. As for River Valley, they dropped their record down to 1-14 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Federal Hocking has already played their next matchup (against Southern), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. River Valley will look to defend their home court on Friday against Vinton County at 7:00 p.m. River Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season.