After losing to the Western Indians the last time they met, the Symmes Valley Vikings decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Symmes Valley managed a 59-53 victory over Western on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Symmes Valley.
Symmes Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jacob Cade out in front who scored 14 points along with nine rebounds and five blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cade has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aydan Taylor, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and 0 assists.
Western's loss came despite strong showings from Drew Haggy and Kam Janes. Haggy scored 20 points, while Janes scored 12 points along with five rebounds. That was a full 37.7% of Western's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Alex Siliven was another key contributor, scoring four points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Symmes Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Western, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Symmes Valley will take on South Gallia at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Ohio (South Gallia is ranked 496th, while Symmes Valley is ranked 499th). As for Western, they will be playing at home against Northwest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwest is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
