After both having extra time off, the River Valley Vikings and the Beechcroft Cougars will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 1:00 p.m. on March 2nd. River Valley will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
River Valley put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season two weeks ago. They blew past Clear Fork 89-57 at home. Given River Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while Clear Fork is ranked 417th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead River Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sawyer Weston, who scored 25 points along with five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Weston has scored all season. Carson Smith was another key contributor, scoring 24 points along with five assists and five steals.
Beechcroft can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game two weeks ago. They took down Eastmoor Academy 74-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
River Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Beechcroft, their victory bumped their record up to 10-12.
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