River Hill was the 74-63 winner over Howard when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The River Hill Hawks came up short against the Howard Lions on Monday, falling 79-57. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (56), the Hawks still had to take the loss.
| 01/13/25 vs Howard | 19 |
| 01/10/25 vs Hammond | 17 |
| 12/28/24 vs Westminster | 30 |
| 12/27/24 vs Lake Clifton | 15 |
River Hill's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Justin Bishop, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 19 points and three steals. Bishop's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Mason Rooths was another key player, putting up 13 points in addition to five assists and four steals.
Howard's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Griffin Garner led the charge by going 10 for 20 en route to 26 points and five rebounds. Garner is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 17 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Alex Reeb, who went 10 of 15 on his way to 22 points and five boards.
River Hill moved to 5-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Howard, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
River Hill has already played their next matchup (against Glenelg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Howard will square off against Westminster at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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