River Valley and Marion Harding are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The River Valley Vikings will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Marion Harding Presidents at 7:15 p.m. River Valley will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
River Valley scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bloom-Carroll with a sharp 92-71 win. River Valley has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Ayden Kenney continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 4-for-7 from long range and dropping a triple-double on 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. That's the first time this season that he posted eight or more assists. Carson Smith was another key contributor, going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points and 4 assists.
Meanwhile, Marion Harding didn't have too much trouble with Highland at home on Saturday as they won 63-48. Given Marion Harding's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while Highland is ranked 681st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
River Valley is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Marion Harding, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
River Valley came up short against Marion Harding when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 63-57. Will River Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
