The Cristo Rey Cougar will take on the River Valley Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Cristo Rey is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 66 points last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Horizon Science Academy on Friday. They were outmatched by the Hawks and fell 63-14. The contest marked the Cougar's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, River Valley came tearing into Saturday's matchup with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 61-55 W against the Bulldogs. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 268th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cristo Rey better focus on containing Chase Ebert and Sawyer Weston as the pair were huge in River Valley's win. Ebert went 6-for-10 to rack up 15 points along with five assists and three steals, while Weston went 6-for-11 en route to 18 points and six rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Weston now owns an excellent 45.3% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Pollock, who posted five points and five boards.
River Valley pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points over those games. As for Cristo Rey, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-19.
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