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| 02/03/24 - Home | 56-52 W |
| 01/21/23 - Home | 89-63 W |
| 01/25/22 - Neutral | 66-35 W |
| 01/26/21 - Neutral | 75-42 W |
| 12/17/19 - Away | 56-45 W |
| + 4 more games |
Valley has gone 7-2 against Paint Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Valley Indians will square off against the Paint Valley Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Valley can't be too worried about heading out to take on Paint Valley: they just beat Chesapeake at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Chesapeake on Saturday, sneaking past 66-63. The win was all the more spectacular given the Indians' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Panthers are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, Paint Valley scored the most points they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 65-64 to Westfall. The Bearcats have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Valley will need focus on slowing down Colton Yoakum, one of several Paint Valley players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Carson M Free, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Paint Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Valley now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Paint Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Paint Valley in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 56-52 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
