The Phelps Hornets were the 61-59 winner over the River View Raiders when they last played one another back in January of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. Phelps fell 63-50 to River View on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Phelps can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 206th in Kentucky, while River View is ranked 66th in West Virginia).
Ashton Hunt was nothing short of spectacular for River View: he scored 22 points along with six steals and five rebounds. It was the first time this season that Hunt scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Jackson Danielson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Phelps' defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for River View, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-4.
Phelps didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 95-54 loss vs. Pike County Central on the 15th. River View has also already played their next game, a 57-52 victory against Summers County on the 16th.
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