The River Valley Vikings will take on the Marion Harding Presidents at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. River Valley is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, River Valley ended up a good deal behind Pleasant and lost 39-21. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Spartans are ranked 216th).
Myla Kenney was River Valley's leading scorer, having posted six points. Megan Clausing held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. She took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Marion Harding, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 52-45 victory over Highland on Saturday. The score was all tied up 24-24 at the break, but the Presidents were the better team in the second half.
Marion Harding's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for River Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
River Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Marion Harding in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, sneaking past 41-38. Will River Valley repeat their success, or does Marion Harding have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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