River Ridge lost against Land O' Lakes back in January of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The River Ridge Royal Knights lost to the Land O' Lakes Gators on the road by a 71-54 margin. The Royal Knights have struggled against the Gators recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Several Royal Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jacob Yeager, who posted 15 points along with seven assists and three steals. The dominant performance gave Yeager a new career-high in assists. John Golden was another key player, scoring ten points plus two blocks.
Land O' Lakes' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jacoby Davis led the charge by going 7 for 13 en route to 14 points plus six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Soldano, who went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points plus six rebounds.
River Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Land O' Lakes, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-3.
River Ridge will face off against Gulf at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Land O' Lakes, they will take on Carrollwood Day at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Land O' Lakes has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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