River View played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the West Muskingum Tornadoes, falling 68-46. The Black Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tornadoes apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Despite the loss, River View still got an impressive performance from Layton Massie, who posted ten points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Parker Andrews, who had two points.
West Muskingum's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carter Smith led the charge by going 7 of 10 on his way to 16 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tavin Bennett, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points.
This is the second loss in a row for River View and nudges their season record down to 4-6. As for West Muskingum, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4.
River View will host Tri-Valley at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th. River View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.1 points per game this season. As for West Muskingum, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 86-63 defeat against Maysville on the 10th.
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