River View fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Morgan on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 73-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Morgan Raiders. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (60), the Black Bears still had to take the loss.
Parker Andrews
| 02/07/25 @ Morgan | 55% |
| 02/06/25 vs Morgan | 56% |
| 02/04/25 vs Coshocton | 38% |
| 02/01/25 @ West Holmes | 50% |
| 01/31/25 vs Philo | 50% |
| + 11 more games |
Several Black Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Parker Andrews, who went 6 of 11 to rack up 16 points. Thanks to that strong game, Andrews now owns an excellent 45.4% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Layton Massie, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards.
Even though they lost, River View smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Morgan found their leader in sophomore Carson Huck, who went 8 for 13 on his way to 21 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Huck has scored all season. Luke Coleman was another key player, putting up ten points.
River View's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Morgan, their victory bumped their record up to 4-16.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. River View will take on New Lexington at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. River View is facing New Lexington at the right time seeing as New Lexington is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Morgan, they will square off against West Muskingum at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Muskingum knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Morgan likes a good challenge.
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