New Richmond had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They managed a 62-58 victory over the Clermont Northeastern Rockets. The win was some much needed relief for the Lions as it spelled an end to their 12-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Luke Wolf had an outrageously good game as he went 9 for 15 en route to 21 points plus eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cohen Manning, who had 12 points in addition to two blocks.
Despite the loss, Clermont Northeastern still got an impressive performance from Connor Yeager, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 24 rebounds. Yeager has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 21 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brady Schmidt, who posted 16 points plus six assists and four steals.
Clermont Northeastern is on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Richmond will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on Clinton-Massie at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clermont Northeastern has already played their next contest (against New Richmond), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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