Riverside-Durham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-51 heartbreaker at the hands of the Jordan Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 385th, while the Falcons are ranked 34th).
Despite the loss, Riverside-Durham still got an impressive performance from Darryn Johnson, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 19 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Talib Harrell, who posted ten points and five boards.
Jordan was led to victory by Julian Lowe and Rivers Knight. Lowe put up 17 points and eight rebounds, while Knight dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Knight is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last ten games he's played. Bryce Hill was another key player, putting up nine points.
Riverside-Durham's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Jordan, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2.
Riverside-Durham didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-42 win against Northern Durham on the 24th. As for Jordan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 74-69 victory against Ravenscroft on the 18th.
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