Basketball Recap: Kingsland Falls Despite Big Games from Max Erdman and Kaaleem Reiland

After a string of four wins, Kingsland's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell to the LeRoy-Ostrander Cardinals 74-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (55), the Knights still had to take the loss.

Kingsland's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kaaleem Reiland, who went 8 for 18 on his way to 22 points, and Max Erdman, who posted 17 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Reiland a new career-high in points. Gavin Hubka was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 boards.

Even though they lost, Kingsland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.

LeRoy-Ostrander got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Camden Hungerholt out in front who went 9 of 21 en route to 29 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Reid Hungerholt, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 26 points and five boards.

Kingsland's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for LeRoy-Ostrander, their victory bumped their record up to 6-10.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Kingsland will take on Houston at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Kingsland knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Houston likes a good challenge. As for LeRoy-Ostrander, they will challenge Southland at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Southland will roll in looking for their 18th straight win, something LeRoy-Ostrander surely won't give up without a fight.