Basketball Recap: Radford Comes Up Short

It was a proper cat-fight when Radford took on Alleghany on Thursday. The Radford Bobcats fell 58-48 to the Alleghany Cougars. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

When it comes to explaining why Radford lost, don't look at Kearson Carter. Despite the final result, she posted 30 points and five assists. Carter's evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Raelin Adams was another key player, putting up four points and six boards.

Even though they lost, Radford smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 17 offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.

Alleghany had a senior duo take command as Kelsey Nicely dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds and Bryce Leitch almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. That makes it 14 consecutive games in which Leitch has scored at least a third of Alleghany's points. Ava Lewis also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.

Radford now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Alleghany, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 12-3.

Radford will square off against Christiansburg at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Alleghany, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-46 defeat against Buffalo Gap on the 31st.