River Ridge lost against Scales Mound back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The River Ridge Wildcats took a 72-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Scales Mound Hornets. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hornets 22-15 in the first quarter.
Joe Winter
| 02/21/25 vs Scales Mound | 73% |
| 02/19/25 vs Black Hawk | 63% |
| 02/15/25 @ Warren | 70% |
| 02/14/25 @ West Carroll | 57% |
| 02/13/25 vs West Carroll | 50% |
| + 6 more games |
Despite the loss, River Ridge still got an impressive performance from Joe Winter, who went 8-for-11 on his way to 20 points in addition to eight assists and eight rebounds. Winter is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last 11 games he's played. Damon Dittmar was another key player, going 5-for-9 to rack up 15 points.
Winter wasn't the only one working in the assist department: River Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Aidan Soppe was his usual excellent self, going 7-for-12 en route to 17 points along with eight boards and seven steals for Scales Mound. Thanks to that strong game, Soppe now owns an excellent 45.2% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Derrick Distler, who went 5-for-9 on his way to 17 points.
River Ridge now has a losing record of 15-16. As for Scales Mound, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-14.
Looking ahead, River Ridge will head out on the road to challenge East Dubuque at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. East Dubuque knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully River Ridge likes a good challenge. As for Scales Mound, they will welcome Warren at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Scales Mound knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Warren likes a good challenge.
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