Paint Valley is 2-7 against Valley since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Paint Valley Bearcats will host the Valley Indians at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Paint Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 65-64 to Westfall. Even though they lost, the Bearcats' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.2 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Colton Yoakum, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Carson M Free was another key player, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards.
Even though they lost, Paint Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Valley hadn't done well against Chesapeake recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Valley skirted past Chesapeake 66-63. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Indians' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Panthers are ranked 55th).
Valley moved to 8-7 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Paint Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Paint Valley came up short against Valley when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 56-52. Will Paint Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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