Basketball Recap: Cedar Ridge Comes Up Short

Cedar Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 62-45 bruising from the Vandegrift Vipers. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 674th, while the Vipers are ranked 169th).

Cedar Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Vandegrift, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-5.

Cedar Ridge will take on Savio in a tournament on Friday. As for Vandegrift, they will be taking part in a tournament against Copperas Cove at 10:30 a.m. on Friday.