Basketball Game Preview: New Lexington Panthers vs. River View Black Bears

The New Lexington Panthers will square off against the River View Black Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. New Lexington is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.

On Friday, New Lexington ended up a good deal behind West Muskingum and lost 57-40.

Meanwhile, River View fought the good fight in their overtime game against Morgan on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 73-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (60), the Black Bears still had to take the loss.

New Lexington's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for River View, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.

New Lexington was able to grind out a solid victory over River View in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 55-45. Will New Lexington repeat their success, or does River View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.