The Black River Pirates's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fifth straight defeat. They took a 74-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Brooklyn. While losing is never fun, Black River can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 773rd, while Brooklyn is ranked 333rd).
Black River's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zane Bungard, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Evan Ladina was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with six rebounds.
Black River was without their leading scorer, John Kray, in Monday's game. With Kray sitting this one out, Austin Pamer got some extra time on the court (28 vs. his season average of 13.12).
Black River dropped their record down to 2-17 with that defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.1 points per game. As for Brooklyn, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Black River will challenge Brookside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Black River focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Monday. As for Brooklyn, they will head out on the road to face off against Fairview at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Brooklyn's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three games.
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