Shelby lost against River Valley back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Shelby Whippets fell to the River Valley Vikings 67-62. While losing is never fun, the Whippets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Vikings are ranked 60th).
River Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sawyer Weston led the charge by going 8 of 15 on his way to 18 points and six assists. Chase Smith was another key player, putting up 15 points and eight rebounds.
Whippets
| 01/30/25 @ River Valley | 62-67 |
| 01/25/25 @ Madison Comprehensive | 65-48 |
| 01/24/25 vs Highland | 65-50 |
| 01/18/25 vs Galion | 70-66 |
| 01/16/25 @ Marion Harding | 40-46 |
The loss snapped Shelby's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-7 record. As for River Valley, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Shelby has already played their next match (against Clear Fork), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. River Valley will challenge Highland at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in River Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 contests.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
