The River View Raiders and the Gilmer County Titans squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the River View Raiders had to settle for second. They took a serious blow against the Titans, falling 79-33. While losing is never fun, River View can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while Gilmer County is ranked 14th).
Despite the defeat, River View saw an underclassman step up: Chasity Kennedy scored 11 points along with two steals and two blocks. Kennedy hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Abigail Pruitt, who scored nine points along with two blocks.
River View struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
River View's defeat dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Gilmer County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 24-2.
River View does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Gilmer County also has no future games currently scheduled.
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