River Valley lost against Shelby back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The River Valley Vikings took a 55-41 bruising from the Shelby Whippets. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 457th, while the Whippets are ranked 53rd).
| 12/30/23 vs Jonathan Alder | 19 |
| 01/23/25 @ Shelby | 18 |
| 12/02/23 @ Pleasant | 16 |
| 01/03/24 @ London | 15 |
| 01/27/24 @ Highland | 14 |
Despite the loss, River Valley still got an impressive performance from Megan Clausing, who went 8 of 13 on her way to 18 points and three steals. That's the most points Clausing has posted since back in December of 2023. Layla Auld also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Even though they lost, River Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
River Valley dropped their record down to 5-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Shelby, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 15-1.
River Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-37 win against Highland on the 25th. As for Shelby, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 69-65 victory against Clear Fork on the 25th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
