The Unioto Shermans will head out on the road to take on the Paint Valley Bearcats at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Unioto will be strutting in after a victory while Paint Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Unioto can't be too worried about heading out to take on Paint Valley: they just beat Adena at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Unioto managed a 62-56 win over Adena on Saturday. 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.
Meanwhile, Paint Valley came up short against Westfall on Saturday and fell 53-41. The defeat continues a trend for the Bearcats in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost four in a row.
Unioto pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Paint Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Everything came up roses for Unioto against Paint Valley in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 79-28 win. Will Unioto repeat their success, or does Paint Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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