Western lost against Symmes Valley back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Western Indians took a 72-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Symmes Valley Vikings.
Symmes Valley had a senior duo take command as Ethan Smith went 9 of 14 on his way to 26 points and Willie Jones dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least a third of Symmes Valley's points. Asher Maynard was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
Western's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Symmes Valley, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Western and Manchester will face off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Western's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups. As for Symmes Valley, they will challenge Fairland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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