Basketball Recap: River Valley Picks Up 22nd Consecutive Victory

Panthers

Previous Games

01/31/25 @ West Shamokin	66-39
01/29/25 @ Marion Center	48-19
01/27/25 @ Purchase Line	66-29
01/25/25 vs Richland	53-26
01/24/25 vs Homer-Center	68-22
+ 17 more games

River Valley had won 21 straight games and Ava Persichetti did her part to make it 22 on Friday. The River Valley Panthers simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the West Shamokin Wolves 66-39 thanks in part to Persichetti, who posted 27 points in addition to seven steals and six rebounds. Her evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.

Another player making a difference was Alessia LaMantia, who went 6 of 13 en route to 18 points along with seven boards and five steals. Those seven rebounds gave her a new career-high.

River Valley's win was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.5 points. As for West Shamokin, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.

Coincidentally, River Valley and West Shamokin will both be playing Portage the next time they take the court. River Valley will host Portage at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, while West Shamokin will host them at 7:10 p.m. on February 10th.