After flying high against Chardon last Tuesday, North came back down to earth. The North Rangers lost 65-44 to the Riverside Beavers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 403rd, while the Beavers are ranked 192nd).
When it comes to explaining why North lost, don't look at Nate Sagendorph. Despite the final result, he posted 13 points and six boards. Jason Childs also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Riverside was led to victory by Colin Durkin and Drew Brown. Durkin went 7 of 14 en route to 17 points, while Brown dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds. Durkin continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Joey Durdella was another key player, putting up 11 points.
North's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-6. As for Riverside, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
The future could be bright for both North and Riverside: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. North will look to extend South's three-game losing streak when the meet at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Riverside will try to hand Chardon their sixth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th.
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