It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tuscarawas Valley can now relate to. They fell 48-35 to Portsmouth on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Tuscarawas Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st in Ohio, while Portsmouth is ranked fourth in Ohio).
Kaleigh Norris and Brennen Reichman certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Norris posted ten points and five boards, while Reichman put up eight points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Reichman a new career-high in blocks (three).
Trojans
| 02/26/25 vs Portsmouth | 35-48 |
| 02/22/25 vs West Muskingum | 54-26 |
| 02/19/25 vs Barnesville | 49-16 |
| 02/12/25 @ Perry | 45-39 |
| 02/08/25 vs Malvern | 55-13 |
With the loss, Tuscarawas Valley broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.1 points. As for Portsmouth, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 24-1.
Tuscarawas Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Portsmouth, they will square off against Minford at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Minford will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Portsmouth surely won't give up without a fight.
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