Crooksville unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 69-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the River View Black Bears on Friday. The Ceramics haven't had much luck with the Black Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Leading River View to victory were Layton Massie and Carter Wesney. Massie dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards, while Wesney went 8 of 13 on his way to 24 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. That's the most boards Wesney has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Walters, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds.
The win got River View back to even at 1-1.
Crooksville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 76-65 defeat against Philo on the 10th. As for River View, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-43 loss against Tri-Valley on the 10th.
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