The Riverdale Raiders's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. They took a 75-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fort Myers. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Riverdale in their matchups with Fort Myers: they've now lost four in a row.
Riverdale's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Konnor Vonhagen, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Vonhagen has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jamar Underwood, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
It was another big night for Marquielle Tory, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 13 steals for Fort Myers. Tory is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 12 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of marvin tory, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds.
Riverdale's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-8. As for Fort Myers, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.
Riverdale will take on Southeast at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Fort Myers won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. on January 12th. Hopefully Charlotte focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Thursday.
