The Calhoun Red Devils had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.6 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They walked away with a 59-47 victory over Ritchie County. That's another feather in the cap for Calhoun, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Calhoun's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dylan Buckius, who scored 30 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Buckius has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Landon Bennett, who scored 17 points along with eight steals.
When it comes to explaining why Ritchie County lost, one person who can't be blamed is Isaac Hodges. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds. That was a full 48.9% of Ritchie County's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Rogerson, who scored ten points.
Ritchie County's lineup was just a bit different on Thursday as Rogerson got a bit more time on the court (17 vs. his season average of 9.08). Rogerson made the most of the opportunity, scoring ten points. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Calhoun has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Ritchie County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
Calhoun won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Paden City at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. Calhoun has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 280 points over their last four contests. As for Ritchie County, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Gilmer County at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Ritchie County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Thursday.
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