After flying high against Calvary Christian last Thursday, Upper Scioto Valley came back down to earth. The Upper Scioto Valley Rams were outmatched by the Spencerville Bearcats and fell 59-31. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 656th, while the Bearcats are ranked 325th).
Upper Scioto Valley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kamyn Titus, who posted five points and three steals. Titus is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for four straight games. Jaylyn Curtis also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.

Rams
02/03/25 vs Spencerville | 31-59 |
01/30/25 vs Calvary Christian | 46-21 |
01/28/25 @ Ada | 51-39 |
01/23/25 @ Ridgemont | 42-29 |
01/18/25 @ Arlington | 19-49 |
The defeat snapped Upper Scioto Valley's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-12 record. As for Spencerville, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-9.
Upper Scioto Valley has already played their next contest (against Elgin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Spencerville will be playing at home against Allen East at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Allen East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season.
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