Mayfield fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Riverside on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 70-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Riverside Beavers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 527th, while the Beavers are ranked 226th).
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Angelo Newman, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 17 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Aarav Ganore, who went 6 of 9 en route to 15 points.
Leading Riverside to victory were Colin Durkin and Drew Brown. Durkin went 7 for 14 on his way to 22 points, while Brown dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, Durkin is now averaging an impressive 15.8 points per game. Ashton Montgomery was another key player, putting up eight points.
Mayfield dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points per game. As for Riverside, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Mayfield wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 58-51 victory against South on the 14th. As for Riverside, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-54 win against Hudson on the 8th.
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