Symmes Valley is 1-9 against Eastern since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Symmes Valley Vikings will be playing at home against the Eastern Eagles at 8:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Symmes Valley: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Eastern has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
Symmes Valley pushed their score all the way to 55 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 67-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Gallia. Even though they lost, Symmes Valley's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.1 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite the defeat, Symmes Valley got a solid performance out of Ethan Smith, who scored 17 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Logan Simpkins was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Eastern beat Oak Hill 63-53 on Friday.
Symmes Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season. As for Eastern, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Symmes Valley came up short against Eastern when the teams last played on Wednesday, falling 77-68. Can Symmes Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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