The Twin Valley South Panthers and the Jackson Center Tigers squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Twin Valley South Panthers had to settle for second. They took a 50-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, Twin Valley South can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 768th, while Jackson Center is ranked 298th).
Twin Valley South's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jace Thuma, who scored ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Ray, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Twin Valley South struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-4) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Twin Valley South has been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-19 record this season. As for Jackson Center, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-9.
Twin Valley South does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jackson Center, they will face off against Covington at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Jackson Center is facing Covington at the right time seeing as Covington is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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