The Marvin Ridge Mavericks fought the good fight in their overtime match against the Weddington Warriors on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to the Warriors. While losing is never fun, Marvin Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while Weddington is ranked 12th).
KJ Younger was his usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with seven rebounds for Weddington. Another player making a difference was Jack Ellyson, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Marvin Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Weddington, the win (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 25-1.
Marvin Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Weddington also has no future games currently scheduled.
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