The Buckeye Valley Barons will head out to take on the River Valley Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Buckeye Valley comes in on three and River Valley on 15.
Buckeye Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Johnstown-Monroe by a score of 59-51.
Meanwhile, River Valley strolled past Eastmoor Academy with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 69-50. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Warriors are ranked 384th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Buckeye Valley better focus on containing Chase Ebert and Chase Smith as the pair were huge in River Valley's win. Ebert went 7-for-11 on his way to 16 points in addition to seven assists and five steals, while Smith shot 53% from the field en route to 21 points and five assists. That's the most steals Ebert has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Carter Myers, who went 6-for-13 to rack up 15 points.
River Valley pushed their record up to 22-2 with the win, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points over those games. As for Buckeye Valley, their record now sits at 15-9.
Buckeye Valley suffered a grim 67-43 defeat to River Valley when the teams last played back in January. Can Buckeye Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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