The Shoals Jug Rox and the White River Valley Wolverines will round out the year against one another at at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Shoals will be strutting in after a win while White River Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Shoals turned things around against Medora on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 47-44 victory over the Hornets.
White River Valley might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 79-63 to Bloomfield, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Cardinals are ranked 142nd).
White River Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Shoals, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Shoals strolled past White River Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 48-34. Will Shoals repeat their success, or does White River Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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