South Gallia was the 67-55 winner over Symmes Valley when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The South Gallia Rebels fell 67-55 to the Symmes Valley Vikings on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 682nd, while the Vikings are ranked 281st).
Leading Symmes Valley to victory were Tanner Corn and Willie Jones. Corn went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and seven rebounds, while Jones dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. Jones has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times he's played. Asher Maynard was another key player, putting up eight points.
This is the second loss in a row for South Gallia and nudges their season record down to 3-10. As for Symmes Valley, they pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Gallia will head out to take on Rose Hill Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. South Gallia is facing Rose Hill Christian at the right time seeing as Rose Hill Christian is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Symmes Valley, they and Eastern will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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