Valley played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Wheelersburg Pirates, falling 44-24. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Pirates are ranked 148th).
Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. As for Wheelersburg, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
Valley will venture away from home to challenge Manchester at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Valley is facing Manchester at the right time seeing as Manchester is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Wheelersburg, they will welcome South Point at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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