On Friday, the Walnut Ridge Scots slipped by the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings 69-68.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Walnut Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryden Hodge, who went 9 for 10 on his way to 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Roman Crosby, who went 9 of 14 en route to 20 points and five rebounds.
Despite the loss, Villa Angela-St. Joseph still got an impressive performance from Jeremiah Martin, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten assists. The dominant performance gave Martin a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Antonio Brown, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 14 points in addition to six assists and six boards.
Walnut Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Walnut Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 72-67 win against Groveport-Madison on the 28th. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-69 loss against Lutheran East on the 3rd.
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