It was a proper cat-fight when Paint Valley challenged Circleville on Wednesday. The Paint Valley Bearcats came up short against the Circleville Tigers, falling 63-42. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 635th, while the Tigers are ranked 312th).

Braylon Robertson
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Despite the loss, Paint Valley still got an impressive performance from Braylon Robertson, who went 9-for-22 on his way to 20 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Robertson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Carson M Free, who posted ten points and six boards.
Paint Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. As for Circleville, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.
Paint Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 91-64 defeat against North Adams on the 13th. As for Circleville, they will head out to face off against Logan at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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