Galion lost against River Valley back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Galion Tigers were outmatched by the River Valley Vikings and fell 73-41. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 698th, while the Vikings are ranked 46th).
River Valley was led to victory by Carter Myers and Chase Smith. Myers went 6 of 12 en route to 18 points, while Smith posted 11 points along with six assists and five steals. Myers' evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Weston, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 13 points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Galion and nudges their season record down to 1-7. As for River Valley, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Galion will head out to take on Lucas at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday. As for River Valley, they will venture away from home to challenge Bishop Watterson at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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