The Tuscarawas Valley Trojans will take on the West Muskingum Tornadoes at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tuscarawas Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 49-16 victory over Barnesville. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Meanwhile, West Muskingum blew past Edison, posting a 67-30 win. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Wildcats are ranked 429th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tuscarawas Valley pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.5 points over those games. As for West Muskingum, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Tuscarawas Valley was able to grind out a solid win over West Muskingum in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, winning 56-46. Will Tuscarawas Valley repeat their success, or does West Muskingum have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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