The Roane County Raiders pushed their score all the way to 60 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 71-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wahama. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Roane County came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while Wahama is ranked 403rd).
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nick Taylor, who scored 15 points along with six assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Taylor has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Odle, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Roane County and nudges their season record down to 8-13. As for Wahama, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Roane County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 74-47 loss vs. Ripley on the 19th. Wahama will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Calhoun at 7:00 p.m. on February 28th. Wahama is on a three-game streak of home wins, Calhoun a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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