River Valley is 8-2 against Clear Fork since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The River Valley Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Clear Fork Colts at 7:15 p.m. River Valley will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Last Tuesday, River Valley beat North Union 64-52. Given River Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while North Union is ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
River Valley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Carson Smith out in front who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Smith has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Kenney, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Clear Fork pushed their score all the way to 57 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 71-57 bruising from Lucas. Clear Fork has struggled against Lucas recently, as their match on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
River Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Clear Fork, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
River Valley strolled past Clear Fork in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 84-69. Will River Valley repeat their success, or does Clear Fork have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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