The Porter Ridge Pirates lost against the Sun Valley Spartans back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Porter Ridge took a 52-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sun Valley. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Porter Ridge in their matchups with Sun Valley: they've now lost three in a row.
Porter Ridge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Samaj Long, who scored 14 points along with five assists and two steals. Another player making a difference was Dennis Kurucu, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds.
Sun Valley was led to victory by Nathan Tavares and Kaleel Benjamin. Tavares scored 11 points along with seven assists and six rebounds, while Benjamin scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Porter Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Sun Valley, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-16.
Porter Ridge will look to defend their home court on Monday against Cuthbertson at 7:30 p.m. Cuthbertson is coming into the contest with nine straight wins on the road, so Porter Ridge is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Sun Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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