A victory for Rossview just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 74-50 to the Battle Ground Academy Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Wildcats are ranked 89th).
Rossview lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Logan Piekielko, who posted eight points plus nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Piekielko a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Another player making a difference was Roland Morton, who earned nine points.
Even though they lost, Rossview was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Rossview's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Battle Ground Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Rossview didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 74-46 victory against Creek Wood on the 6th. Battle Ground Academy has also already played their next match, a 64-46 win against Franklin Road Academy on the 6th.
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