It was a good run, but the Long Reach Lightning unfortunately witnessed the end of their 16-game winning streak on Monday. They fell to River Hill 72-66. Long Reach has not had much luck with River Hill recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Long Reach's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jayden Saunders, who scored 27 points. Saunders hasn't dropped below 18 points for four straight games. Rj Barnes was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
River Hill was led to victory by Aiden Igwebe and Braden Sauritch. Igwebe scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and three steals, while Sauritch scored 23 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Sauritch is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of OJ Ndu, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Long Reach's loss ended a 17-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 19-2. As for River Hill, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-2.
Long Reach will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Atholton at 5:30 p.m. Long Reach is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Atholton a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for River Hill, they will head out on the road to take on Centennial at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. River Hill has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,490 points over their last 20 games.
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