The Oak Hill Oaks will venture away from home to square off against the Symmes Valley Vikings at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
While Oak Hill didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against River Valley by a score of 54-45 on Saturday. Given the Oaks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Raiders are ranked 724th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Symmes Valley posted their closest win since January 30th on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Dawson-Bryant 78-76.
Oak Hill better keep an eye on Ethan Smith. He was instrumental in Symmes Valley's win, going 7 of 9 from beyond the arc en route to 45 points and six rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least a third of Symmes Valley's points. Another player making a difference was Tanner Corn, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Symmes Valley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points per game. As for Oak Hill, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Oak Hill couldn't quite finish off Symmes Valley in their previous meeting back in February and fell 52-49. Can Oak Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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