The Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat managed to keep up with the Marion Warriors until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Rural Vista [Hope/White City] suffered a rough 57-36 defeat at the hands of Marion. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Rural Vista [Hope/White City] in their matchups with Marion: they've now lost five in a row.
Several Heat players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nathen Traynor, who scored eight points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kole Riedy, who scored six points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Marion, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-4.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] and Herington will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 20th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Herington is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Marion, Marion and Elyria Christian will face off on January 20th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Elyria Christian is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
