After a string of seven wins, the North Union Wildcats's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 64-52 to River Valley. While losing is never fun, North Union can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while River Valley is ranked 73rd).
River Valley's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carson Smith, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Smith has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last five times he's played. Ayden Kenney was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds.
North Union's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4. As for River Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Union has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Indian Lake at 7:30 p.m. on February 16th. One thing working in Indian Lake's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four contests. As for River Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Clear Fork at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. River Valley is coming into the matchup with seven straight victories at home, so Clear Fork is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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