After losing to River Hill the last time they met, Old Mill decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Old Mill Patriots secured a 70-66 W over the River Hill Hawks on Wednesday. The score was all tied up 30-30 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.
When it comes to explaining why River Hill lost, don't look at Justin Bishop. Despite the final result, he went 7-for-8 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points. Bishop's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Nicholas Kogut was another key player, going 7-for-13 to rack up 15 points.
Old Mill is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. River Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14.
Old Mill has already played their next contest, a 108-70 victory against North County on the 20th. As for River Hill, they will head out to face off against Laurel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Laurel knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 matchups -- so hopefully River Hill likes a good challenge.
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