Basketball Game Preview: Paint Valley Bearcats vs. Wellston Golden Rockets

The Paint Valley Bearcats just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Wellston Golden Rockets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Paint Valley is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They lost 58-33 to Huntington. The Bearcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-9.

Meanwhile, Wellston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 59-21 loss at the hands of River Valley. While losing is never fun, the Golden Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 616th, while the Raiders are ranked 256th).

Wellston's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Paint Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.