Basketball Recap: Notus Comes Up Short

After flying high against Wilder last Tuesday, Notus came back down to earth. The Notus Pirates were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 64-63 to the Rimrock Raiders. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Pirates still had to take the loss.

Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Caleb Cudaback, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave Cudaback a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Luis Vargas, who went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points.

Notus' defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Rimrock, their record is now 9-2.

Notus will challenge Centennial Baptist at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial Baptist has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Rimrock, they will face off against Wilder at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.