Griffith was the 65-54 winner over River Forest when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Griffith Panthers were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 51-50 to the River Forest Ingots.
Loss or not, Griffith got some senior leadership from Gianni Feaster and Jakhari Mackey. Feaster posted 16 points, while Mackey dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Mackey a new career-high in boards. Damontae Biloche also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Even though they lost, Griffith smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as River Forest only pulled down three offensive boards.
River Forest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Christian Dejesus led the charge by going 6 of 10 en route to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ya?Hyness Williams, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds.
Griffith's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for River Forest, they moved to 7-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Griffith has already played their next match, a 63-54 loss against Andrean on the 30th. As for River Forest, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 78-35 victory against South Newton on the 25th.
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