Basketball Recap: River Valley Falls Despite Big Games from Lukas Flint and Logan Deel

River Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. 2025 welcomed they with a 65-44 loss courtesy of the Eastern Eagles. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-12.

Logan Deel

Points (Career)

01/03/25 vs Eastern	8
12/10/24 vs Nelsonville-York	2
11/29/24 @ Eastern	2
01/09/24 @ Point Pleasant	2
12/14/24 @ Gallia Academy	1

River Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Logan Deel and Lukas Flint. Deel posted eight points, while Flint had eight points. Those eight points gave Deel a new career-high.

River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Eastern, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.

River Valley and Symmes Valley will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Symmes Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups. As for Eastern, they and South Gallia will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. The timing is sure in Eastern's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while South Gallia has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.