The Paint Valley Bearcats will square off against the Unioto Shermans at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, Paint Valley came up short against Westfall and fell 53-41. The Bearcats have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Adena typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Unioto proved too difficult a challenge. They managed a 62-56 win over the Warriors. Given the Shermans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Warriors are ranked 277th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Unioto's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.9 points. As for Paint Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Paint Valley was dealt a bruising 79-28 loss at the hands of Unioto in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Paint Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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