Paint Valley and Westfall are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Paint Valley Bearcats will head out on the road to face off against the Westfall Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Paint Valley earned a 42-30 win over Huntington.
Meanwhile, Westfall entered their tilt with Southeastern with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Westfall came out on top against Southeastern by a score of 56-48 on Saturday. Given Westfall's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while Southeastern is ranked 418th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Paint Valley back to even at 1-1. As for Westfall, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Paint Valley strolled past Westfall when the teams last played back in January by a score of 54-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paint Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
