Basketball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for River Valley

River Valley put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Greater Johnstown Trojans with a sharp 71-47 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 23 points or more this season.

Leading River Valley to victory were Ava Persichetti and Kenady Kitner. Persichetti went 6 for 14 on her way to 18 points in addition to eight rebounds and eight steals, while Kitner went 10 of 19 on her way to 26 points. Persichetti's evening made it seven games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Cole, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.

River Valley pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Greater Johnstown, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the River Valley Panthers challenge the Homer-Center Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. River Valley is facing Homer-Center at the right time seeing as Homer-Center is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Greater Johnstown and Bishop Carroll will compete for holiday cheer at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop Carroll is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.3 points per game this season.