Symmes Valley is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Oak Hill is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Symmes Valley Vikings will host the Oak Hill Oaks at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Symmes Valley has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 218 points over their last three matches.
Symmes Valley is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since January 30th on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Dawson-Bryant, sneaking past 78-76.
It was another big night for Ethan Smith, who went 7 of 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 45 points and six rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Symmes Valley's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Corn, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
While Oak Hill didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against River Valley by a score of 54-45 on Saturday. Given the Oaks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Raiders are ranked 724th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oak Hill has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points per game. As for Symmes Valley, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Symmes Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Oak Hill when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 52-49. Does Symmes Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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