River Hill was the 73-46 winner over Laurel when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The River Hill Hawks lost 76-50 to the Laurel Spartans on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Spartans are ranked 31st).
Despite the loss, River Hill still got an impressive performance from Justin Bishop, who went 8-for-17 to rack up 22 points. That was a full 44% of River Hill's points, marking the third time in a row Bishop has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Rooths, who put up five points and seven assists.
Leading Laurel to victory were Amadou Kaloga and Jermaine Taylor. Kaloga went 8-for-15 en route to 21 points and six assists, while Taylor scored 21 points and seven boards. The game was Kaloga's fourth in a row with at least 16 points. Gilbert Osafo was another key player, going 5-for-6 on his way to 10 points.
River Hill has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points over those games. The victory made it two in a row for Laurel and bumps their season record up to 19-3.
As of now, neither River Hill nor Laurel have any future games scheduled.
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