River played a tough game on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the Bellaire Big Reds and fell 61-34. While losing is never fun, the Pilots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Big Reds are ranked 111th).
Bellaire was led to victory by Zara Harveth and Tamya Morgan. Harveth went 8 for 12 on her way to 20 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals, while Morgan almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. The contest was Harveth's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eliana Mason, who posted eight points and eight assists.
River now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Bellaire, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
River and Marietta will round out the year against one another at at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Marietta will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something River surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bellaire, they will host Barnesville at 7:30 p.m. on December 30th. Bellaire is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season.
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