It was a good run, but the North Cross Raiders unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were beaten by Eastern Mennonite 69-38. While losing is never fun, North Cross can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while Eastern Mennonite is ranked 45th).
Tristan Lange and Antonio Mack certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Lange scored 14 points, while Mack scored 12 points along with seven rebounds.
Eastern Mennonite's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Prodigy Simms, who scored 26 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Simms is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Drew Hatter was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds.
North Cross now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Eastern Mennonite, they pushed their record up to 19-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
North Cross does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Eastern Mennonite also has no future games currently scheduled.
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