The Ritchie County Rebels and the Williamstown Yellowjackets squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Ritchie County Rebels had to settle for second. They suffered a tough 67-45 loss at the hands of the Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, Ritchie County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Williamstown is ranked 21st).
Ritchie County lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Isaac Hodges, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Hodges is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last nine games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bodhi Utter, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
Ritchie County's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-14. As for Williamstown, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-3.
Ritchie County is on the road again on Wednesday and plays Wheeling Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on March 6th. Wheeling Central Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Ritchie County likes a good challenge. Williamstown does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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