The North Union Wildcats typically have all the answers at home, but on Tuesday the River Valley Vikings proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 64-52 victory over the Wildcats. 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's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carson Smith led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Smith is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ayden Kenney, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds.
River Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for North Union, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. River Valley will take on Clear Fork at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully River Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday. As for North Union, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Indian Lake at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Indian Lake has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 264 points over their last four contests.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
