River Forest has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were one points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 65-64 heartbreaker at the hands of the Calumet New Tech Warriors. The Ingots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
River Forest lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Royce Thompson, who posted 11 points and eight rebounds. Ya?Hyness Williams was another key player, putting up 13 points and five assists.
Leading Calumet New Tech to victory were Johnny Hudson and Sivante' Stokes. Hudson went 8 of 19 on his way to 26 points and six rebounds, while Stokes went 10 of 13 on his way to 24 points. The dominant performance gave Hudson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Allen, who had 12 points.
River Forest's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-3. As for Calumet New Tech, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-6.
River Forest will head out to take on Hammond Bishop Noll at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Calumet New Tech, they will welcome 21st Century Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. 21st Century Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 74 points per game this season.
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