On Saturday, the Richard Montgomery Rockets were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 65-64 to the Northern Patriots. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alec Johnson was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 20 boards for Northern. Johnson is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Byrd, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 15 points and three steals.
Richard Montgomery's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Northern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Richard Montgomery will challenge Springbrook on January 7, 2025. As for Northern, they will welcome North Point at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Northern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.8 points per game this season.
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