Basketball Recap: East Harrison [Ridgeway/Cainsville] Takes a Loss

It was a proper cat-fight when East Harrison [Ridgeway/Cainsville] took on Grundy County/Newtown-Harris on Thursday. The East Harrison [Ridgeway/Cainsville] Bobcats took a blow against the Grundy County/Newtown-Harris Panthers, falling 53-22. The Bobcats have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Grundy County/Newtown-Harris had a senior duo take command as Hunter Miller dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards and Kaleb Bower dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Miller has scored at least a third of Grundy County/Newtown-Harris' points. Mason Rayl was another key player, putting up five points and six rebounds.

East Harrison [Ridgeway/Cainsville]'s defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Grundy County/Newtown-Harris, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-6.

East Harrison [Ridgeway/Cainsville] will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Lamoni at 7:30 p.m. on February 4th. As for Grundy County/Newtown-Harris, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Mercer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grundy County/Newtown-Harris is facing Mercer at the right time seeing as Mercer is stuck on a three-game losing streak.