Basketball Recap: Pleasant Ridge's Luck Changes for the Better on Friday

It may have taken triple overtime to finish the job, but Pleasant Ridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They walked away with a 79-71 win over the Horton Chargers. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Rams as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak.

Dawson Hockett

Points (Career)

01/16/26 @ Horton	21
01/13/26 @ Jefferson County North	16
12/02/25 vs Kansas City Christian School	13
02/14/25 vs Atchison County	11
01/13/25 vs Tonganoxie	11

Pleasant Ridge was led to victory by Jaxson Ruebhausen and Dawson Hockett. Ruebhausen posted 28 points and five boards, while Hockett dropped a double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Those 21 points gave Hockett a new career-high. Hudson Hockett was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and ten boards.

Pleasant Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Pleasant Ridge's win bumped their record up to 3-10. As for Horton, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Pleasant Ridge has already played their next contest (against Bishop Ward), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Horton also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Riverside [Wathena/Elwood].