The River Valley Vikings entered their tilt with the Linden-McKinley Panthers with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. River Valley walked away with a 66-55 win over Linden-McKinley on Wednesday. Given River Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Linden-McKinley is ranked 236th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carson Smith was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 13 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Chase Ebert was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
River Valley pushed their record up to 19-5 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.5 points per game. As for Linden-McKinley, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7.
River Valley will head out on the road to face off against Bishop Hartley at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in River Valley's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches. Linden-McKinley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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