Basketball Recap: Countryside Cougars vs. River Ridge Royal Knights
Countryside won against Cypress Creek last Monday with 44 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. The Countryside Cougars snuck past the River Ridge Royal Knights with a 44-40 win. This was payback for the Cougars, who suffered a 70-36 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Alyssa Wright continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Smith, who scored five points in addition to ten rebounds and three steals.
River Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lauren Lee, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Lee is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Karsyn Miller, who posted four points plus seven steals.
The victory for Countryside keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. As for River Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Countryside has already played their next match, a 70-35 win against Dunedin on the 3rd. As for River Ridge, they will head out on the road to challenge North Tampa Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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