River Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against the Mitchell Mustangs, falling 82-58. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (55), the Royal Knights still had to take the loss.
| 01/31/25 vs Mitchell | 26 |
| 01/30/25 vs Cypress Creek | 27 |
| 01/28/25 @ Gulf | 18 |
When it comes to explaining why River Ridge lost, don't look at Jacob Yeager. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 13 en route to 26 points. Yeager's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Brice Vetter also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Even though they lost, River Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Zack Harrington had a dynamite game for Mitchell, almost dropping a double-double on 22 points and nine boards. Those 22 points gave Harrington a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Fillipe Frangie, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
River Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Mitchell, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-11.
River Ridge has already played their next game, an 83-66 victory against Pasco on the 3rd. As for Mitchell, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 72-58 win against Land O' Lakes on the 3rd.
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