Having just played yesterday, the River Valley Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
River Valley is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Huntington just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 38-29 to the Huntsmen. The game marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Nelsonville-York took their match on Monday with ease, bagging a 69-39 win over Wellston. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Buckeyes had established a 24 point advantage.
River Valley better keep an eye on Alayna Okulich. She was instrumental in Nelsonville-York's win, dropping a double-double on 29 points and ten boards. Those 29 points gave Okulich a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Madi Pidcock, who went 7 for 12 on her way to 22 points and five assists.
Nelsonville-York was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Nelsonville-York, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-11.
River Valley strolled past Nelsonville-York when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 53-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for River Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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