River Valley is 3-0 against Purchase Line since December of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The River Valley Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Purchase Line Red Dragons at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (River Valley has four straight victories, Purchase Line has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, River Valley's game was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Homer-Center by a score of 53-41.
River Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jayden Whitfield, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Speal, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Purchase Line suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a rough 61-26 loss at the hands of Penns Manor. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Purchase Line has suffered against Penns Manor since January 25, 2022.
River Valley is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Purchase Line, they dropped their record down to 1-17 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
River Valley took their victory against Purchase Line when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 63-37. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Purchase Line's Jakob Mountain, who scored 14 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will River Valley still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
