The Thunder Ridge Longhorns were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell to Rock Hills 41-36. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Thunder Ridge of the 44-42 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Thunder Ridge lost, one person who can't be blamed is Mason Baker. Despite the final result, he scored 17 points along with six rebounds and four steals. That was a full 47.2% of Thunder Ridge's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Cooper McDill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Rock Hills, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which McDill has scored at least a third of Rock Hills' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Whelchel, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Thunder Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Rock Hills, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-11 record this season.
Thunder Ridge will head out on the road to challenge Pike Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Pike Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 last Tuesday. Rock Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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