The Paint Valley Bearcats will venture away from home to take on the Unioto Shermans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Paint Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight losses, while Unioto will come in with six straight wins.
Last Monday, Paint Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-48 to Zane Trace.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Unioto). They blew past Westfall 89-27 on Monday. The Shermans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 28 points or more this season.
Unioto's win came from a few key players Paint Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Milee Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine boards. She is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last eight games she's played. Mya Hamilton was another key player, going 8 of 16 en route to 23 points along with eight steals and seven boards.
Unioto was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Unioto has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Paint Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-18.
Paint Valley was dealt a bruising 57-24 loss at the hands of Unioto in their previous matchup last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Paint Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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