Basketball Recap: Cedar Creek Falls Despite Strong Effort from Phineas Koplin

By Team Reports Dec 2, 2024, 10:56am

Basketball Recap: Cedar Creek Eagles vs. Cedar Ridge Raiders

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Cedar Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 72-53 fall against the Cedar Ridge Raiders.

Despite the loss, Cedar Creek still got an impressive performance from Phineas Koplin, who went 12 for 21 en route to 30 points. Jacob Bunker was another key player, scoring four points along with six rebounds and two steals.

Cedar Ridge's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Michael Collins-Long, who posted 11 points plus two steals. Another player making a difference was Bryson Batton, who posted ten points.

Cedar Creek now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Cedar Ridge, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cedar Creek will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hendrickson at 7:00 p.m. on December 13th. Cedar Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season. As for Cedar Ridge, they and Round Rock Westwood are set to duel on Tuesday. Round Rock Westwood will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Cedar Ridge surely won't give up without a fight.

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