Pleasant was the 51-48 winner over River Valley when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Pleasant Spartans took a 56-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the River Valley Vikings on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 431st, while the Vikings are ranked 74th).
Pleasant's loss came despite strong showings from Evan Sickmiller and Lathan Mccants. Sickmiller went 6 of 11 on his way to 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks, while Mccants went 6 for 12 en route to 14 points and three steals.
River Valley found their leader in sophomore Carter Myers, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Smith, who posted 11 points.
Pleasant's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for River Valley, their victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Pleasant has already played their next match (against Clear Fork), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. River Valley will take on West Liberty-Salem at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. River Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully West Liberty-Salem likes a good challenge.
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