Basketball Recap: Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Comes Up Short

Rural Vista [Hope/White City] has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-49 heartbreaker at the hands of the Solomon Gorillas. The Heat were not able to make up for their defeat to the Gorillas from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.

Nathen Traynor

Points (Career)

02/07/25 @ Solomon	19
01/14/25 vs Centre	16
12/06/24 @ Canton-Galva	15
01/20/24 vs Herington	15
02/04/25 @ Peabody-Burns	14

Despite the loss, Rural Vista [Hope/White City] still got an impressive performance from Nathen Traynor, who posted 19 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Traynor a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kole Riedy, who put up seven points and five assists.

Even though they lost, Rural Vista [Hope/White City] smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Solomon, they now have a winning record of 8-7.

Rural Vista [Hope/White City] didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-29 victory against Wakefield on the 11th. As for Solomon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 69-38 win against Peabody-Burns on the 11th.