After flying high against West Carroll on Friday, River Ridge came back down to earth. The River Ridge Wildcats fell 67-55 to the Warren Warriors on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 62-51 back in January.
Treyton Pafford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Warren, almost dropping a double-double with 37 points and nine rebounds. Warren is 21-5 when Pafford posts 15 or more points, but 1-2 otherwise. Bryce VanRaalte was another key player, dropping a double-double with 14 points and 15 boards.
River Ridge now has a losing record of 14-15. As for Warren, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 22-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. River Ridge will host Scales Mound at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. River Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Scales Mound likes a good challenge. As for Warren, they will be playing in front of their home fans against East Dubuque at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in East Dubuque's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.
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