The Pymatuning Valley Lakers will be playing at home against the Champion Golden Flashes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pymatuning Valley has four straight wins, Champion has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Fairview scored an imposing 64 points on Saturday, Pymatuning Valley still came out on top. Pymatuning Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairview and snuck past 67-64. The win was all the more spectacular given Pymatuning Valley's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 366th, while Fairview is ranked 168th).
Meanwhile, Champion struggled with assists last Friday (Newton Falls had 13 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Champion took a 47-32 bruising from Newton Falls. Champion has struggled against Newton Falls recently, as their contest last Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Champion got a solid performance out of Carson Fife, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Pymatuning Valley is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Champion, they dropped their record down to 6-14 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Pymatuning Valley against Champion when the teams last played back in February of 2023 as the squad secured a 71-34 victory. Will Pymatuning Valley repeat their success, or does Champion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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