The Russell Red Devils pushed their score all the way to 63 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 73-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rowan County. Russell has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Russell saw an underclassman step up: Caleb Rimmer scored 21 points along with eight rebounds. Rimmer is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Elijah Neel, who scored 13 points.
Russell's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-11. As for Rowan County, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season.
Russell will square off against Raceland at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Raceland has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Rowan County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Menifee County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Rowan County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches.
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