Tri-Valley took a 20-point loss the last time they faced off against West Muskingum, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Tri-Valley Scotties skirted past the West Muskingum Tornadoes 59-56. Given the Scotties' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 257th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, West Muskingum saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Carter Smith went 6 for 7 on his way to 14 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Reid Lemity, who posted 11 points.
Scotties
| 01/28/25 vs West Muskingum | 59-56 |
| 01/24/25 vs Crooksville | 73-36 |
| 01/21/25 vs Maysville | 65-48 |
| 01/17/25 vs Morgan | 67-32 |
| 01/09/25 vs Philo | 68-27 |
| + 2 more games |
Tri-Valley pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.4 points. As for West Muskingum, they moved to 10-7 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Tri-Valley will head out to challenge Sheridan at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sheridan's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches. As for West Muskingum, they will face off against Maysville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West Muskingum is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.2 points per game this season.
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