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| 11/27/24 - Away | 40-41 L |
| 02/05/24 - Away | 51-28 W |
| 01/08/24 - Home | 59-24 W |
| 01/28/23 - Home | 56-25 W |
| 11/28/22 - Away | 68-46 W |
| + 5 more games |
River Valley is 9-1 against Southern since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The River Valley Raiders will be playing at home against the Southern Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with River Valley sitting on five straight victories and Southern on four.
On Thursday, River Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Symmes Valley, but they still walked away with a 55-49 win. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Vikings are ranked 650th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Southern beat Ironton 50-44 last Thursday.
Southern's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for River Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
River Valley and Southern were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in November of 2024, but River Valley came up empty-handed after a 41-40 loss. Will River Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
