Basketball Recap: Cascade Takes a Loss

If Cascade was riding high fresh off their 61-5 takedown of Greenleaf Friends Academy last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cascade Ramblers were beaten by the Salmon River Savages 51-22 on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Ramblers in their matchups with the Savages: they've now lost seven in a row.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Salmon River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rylee Walters, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Walters has scored at least a third of Salmon River's points. Sierra Rainwater also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.

Cascade now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Salmon River, they pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.

Cascade does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Salmon River, they will face off against Tri-Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Tri-Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.