The Green Hope Falcons struggled with offensive rebounds on Wednesday (the Riverside-Durham Pirates had 1300% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Green Hope suffered a rough 61-38 defeat at the hands of Riverside-Durham. While losing is never fun, Green Hope can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 477th, while Riverside-Durham is ranked 158th).
When it comes to explaining why Green Hope lost, one person who can't be blamed is Nikhil Ranga. Despite the final result, he scored 13 points. Grayson Cuffe was another key contributor, scoring 6 points.
Riverside-Durham got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mekhi Sneed out in front who scored 14 points along with 6 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Corey Hairston jr., who scored 13 points along with 7 rebounds.
Green Hope's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Riverside-Durham, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Green Hope will take on Leesville Road at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Leesville Road is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak. As for Riverside-Durham, they will head out on the road to face off against Person at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Person's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests.
