River Ridge's game on Tuesday was all tied up 18-18 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 44-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Countryside Cougars. The matchup marked the Royal Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
River Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lauren Lee, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Lee has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Karsyn Miller, who had four points along with seven steals.
Even though they lost, River Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Countryside only racked up five.
Alyssa Wright was her usual excellent self, posting 25 points plus eight rebounds and three steals for Countryside. Julia Smith was another key player, posting five points plus ten rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for River Ridge and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Countryside, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
River Ridge has already played their next match (against Countryside), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Countryside, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 70-35 win against Dunedin on the 3rd.
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