Round Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They received a blow as they fell 39-25 to the Whittell Warriors. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2022.
Leading Whittell to victory were Michael Lezama-Demazo and Rocky Laremore. Lezama-Demazo went 6 for 11 en route to 13 points plus five assists and five rebounds, while Laremore dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds. Laremore has been hot , having also posted three or more steals the last five times he's played. Alex Rojas was another key player, scoring nine points along with two steals.
Round Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Whittell, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Round Mountain has already played their next contest, a 39-27 loss against White Pine on the 7th. As for Whittell, they will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on Carlin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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