East Ridge was the 61-48 winner over Celebration when they last played one another back in January of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The East Ridge Knights were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 68-67 to the Celebration Storm.
East Ridge's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isayah Smith, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 19 points. Jamari Brisset was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to 12 boards and three blocks.
Ricardo Baro was a one-man wrecking crew for Celebration as he went 7 for 16 en route to 28 points and seven rebounds. That's the most boards Baro has posted since back in December of 2024. Triston McNeal also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
East Ridge dropped their record down to 8-17 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Celebration, they moved to 10-15 with that victory, which also ended their seven-game losing streak.
East Ridge has already played their next match (against West Port), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Celebration will challenge Davenport at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Celebration is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
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