Having just played yesterday, the Symmes Valley Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Northwest Mohawks at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Symmes Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Tuesday, Symmes Valley strolled past St. Joseph Central with points to spare, taking the game 71-53. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Flyers are ranked 569th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
02/04/25 @ St. Joseph Central | 28 |
01/31/25 vs Northwest | 30 |
01/28/25 @ Oak Hill | 25 |
01/25/25 @ Eastern | 17 |
Ethan Smith and Bronx Carpenter were among the main playmakers for Symmes Valley as the former almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds and the latter shot 6-for-7 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. The contest was Smith's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Willie Jones, who posted four points and three steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northwest, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They claimed a resounding 67-24 victory over East.
Symmes Valley's record is now 12-5. As for Northwest, their record is now 10-7.
Symmes Valley took their win against Northwest in their previous matchup on Friday by a conclusive 65-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Symmes Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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