River Valley is 2-8 against New Buffalo since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The River Valley Mustangs will be taking part in a tournament against the New Buffalo Bison at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
River Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 72-26 win over Countryside Academy. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Cougar recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely New Buffalo's strategy against River Valley on Friday. New Buffalo blew past River Valley 67-47. The Bison have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
River Valley better focus on containing Trevor James and Lucas Forker as the pair were huge in New Buffalo's win. James to rack up 19 points and five rebounds, while Forker dropped a double-double with 18 points and 17 boards. The dominant performance gave Forker a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of James Shaw, who posted nine points.
New Buffalo pushed their record up to 14-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.2 points. As for River Valley, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
River Valley might still be hurting after the 67-47 defeat they got from New Buffalo when the teams last played on Friday. Can River Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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