After flying high against New Richmond last Tuesday, Eau Claire North came back down to earth. The Eau Claire North Huskies took a 59-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rice Lake Warriors on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Warriors are ranked 29th).
Rice Lake got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Adaline Sheplee out in front who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Sheplee has scored at least a third of Rice Lake's points. Another player making a difference was Addison Schmidt, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 boards.
Eau Claire North's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Rice Lake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eau Claire North will venture away from home to take on D.C. Everest at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Rice Lake, they will challenge Hayward at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.
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