It was a good run, but the River Forest Ingots unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 43-32 to North Newton. The result was an unpleasant reminder to River Forest of the 52-38 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2023.
River Forest's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ya'Hyness Williams, who scored six points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Manuel Mendoza, who scored eight points.
Evan Gagnon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for North Newton, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Gagnon has scored at least a third of North Newton's points. Joe Stalewski was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five rebounds.
River Forest's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-13. As for North Newton, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
River Forest will square off against Calumet New Tech at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. River Forest is facing Calumet New Tech at the right time seeing as Calumet New Tech is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for North Newton, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Clinton Prairie at 6:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Clinton Prairie is coming into the contest with eight straight victories on the road, so North Newton will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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