It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Columbia Tigers can now relate to. They took a serious blow against the Raiders on Thursday, falling 68-40. While losing is never fun, Columbia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while Rickards is ranked 57th).
Columbia's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ka'marion Bryant, who scored 14 points, and Rashaun Jones who scored six points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bryant has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jalen Gaskins, who scored seven points along with 11 rebounds.
Rickards' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Romie Cosby led the charge by scoring 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Plummer, who scored 14 points.
Columbia has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-13 record this season. As for Rickards, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 22-6.
Columbia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Rickards is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Riverside at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Riverside will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Rickards surely won't give up without a fight.
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