The West Muskingum Tornadoes will take on the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Muskingum is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Edison 67-30. The Tornadoes haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Tuscarawas Valley entered their tilt with Barnesville on Wednesday with seven consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with eight. They claimed a resounding 49-16 victory over the Shamrocks. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Shamrocks are ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tuscarawas Valley pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.5 points over those games. As for West Muskingum, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.
West Muskingum came up short against Tuscarawas Valley when the teams last played back in February of 2022, falling 56-46. Can West Muskingum avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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