If East was riding high fresh off their 66-17 takedown of Rose Hill Christian last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The East Tartans took a blow against the Symmes Valley Vikings on Friday, falling 76-38. The Tartans lost against the Vikings in their previous head to head back in February of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 52-47 score last time.
It was another big night for Ethan Smith, who went 13 for 21 on his way to 27 points in addition to five assists and four steals for Symmes Valley. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bronx Carpenter, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds.
East's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Symmes Valley, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
East will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Green at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Green has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Symmes Valley, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Rock Hill at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. Symmes Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.6 points per game this season.
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