River Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by the Balboa Roughriders 87-49. While losing is never fun, the Royal Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 494th, while the Roughriders are ranked 22nd).
River Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being TJ Beal, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolten Casarez, who posted nine points.
Balboa's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was BwaBwa Josue, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 14 rebounds. Josue is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down ten or more in the last six games he's played. Apolo Caetano was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 17 assists.
River Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Balboa, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 10-19.
River Ridge has already played their next game (against Gulf), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Balboa is taking a road trip to take on IMG Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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