Valley View hasn't had much luck against Oakwood recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Valley View Spartans will be playing at home against the Oakwood Lumberjacks at 7:15 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Valley View took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They strolled past Talawanda with points to spare, taking the game 77-61. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Brave are ranked 628th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oakwood). They really took it to Madison for the full four quarters, racking up an 84-49 win. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lumberjacks had established a 28 point advantage.
Valley View's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.7 points per game. As for Oakwood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-4.
Valley View came out on top in a nail-biter against Oakwood in their previous matchup last Friday, sneaking past 64-61. Will Valley View repeat their success, or does Oakwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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