Basketball Recap: Russia Takes a Loss

On Monday, the Russia Raiders didn't have quite enough to beat the Archbishop Alter Knights and fell 40-37. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Russia's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Archbishop Alter, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Russia will finish 2024 at home by hosting Botkins at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Archbishop Alter, they will host Solon at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday. Archbishop Alter is facing Solon at the right time seeing as Solon is stuck on a four-game losing streak.