Symmes Valley is 2-8 against Eastern since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Symmes Valley Vikings just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Eastern Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Symmes Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.5 points per game this season.
Symmes Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against South Gallia by a score of 67-55. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Rebels are ranked 682nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/24/25 vs South Gallia | 10 |
| 01/21/25 @ Fairland | 8 |
| 01/17/25 @ Western | 13 |
Tanner Corn and Willie Jones were among the main playmakers for Symmes Valley as the former went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. Jones is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Asher Maynard, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Eastern had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 58-46 victory over the Oaks.
Eastern pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.1 points per game. As for Symmes Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Symmes Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Eastern in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 64-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Symmes Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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