River Ridge falls despite big games from Joe Winter and Damon Dittmar

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 8:46am

Recap: River Ridge Wildcats vs. Orangeville Broncos

The River Ridge Wildcats fought the good fight in their overtime game against the Orangeville Broncos on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 66-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Broncos. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.

River Ridge's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Damon Dittmar, who scored 28 points along with seven rebounds, and Joe Winter who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds. Dittmar continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.

River Ridge dropped their record down to 16-13 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Orangeville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-18.

River Ridge will head out on the road to square off against Scales Mound at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully River Ridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Tuesday. As for Orangeville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 77-47 loss vs. Pecatonica on the 14th.

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