Rye Cove fought the good fight in their overtime game against J.I. Burton on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 44-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Black Raiders. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Black Raiders earlier this season, when they won 48-23.
Leading J.I. Burton to victory were Tianna Gravely and Mia Hammons. Gravely posted 20 points in addition to seven boards and three steals, while Hammons scored 18 points and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Gravely has scored at least a third of the Black Raiders' points.
This is the second loss in a row for Rye Cove and nudges their season record down to 8-11. As for J.I. Burton, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-14.
Rye Cove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. J.I. Burton has already played their next contest (against Eastside), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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