Morrow and River Ridge squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Morrow had to settle for second. They fell 74-61 to the River Ridge Knights. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Knights are ranked first).
River Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kayla Cleaveland led the charge by dropping a double-double with 23 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Cleaveland a new career-high in boards. Finley Parker was another key player, going 8-for-17 to rack up 18 points and seven rebounds.
Morrow's loss dropped their record down to 23-7. As for River Ridge, the win (which was their 25th in a row) raised their record to 28-1.
Morrow does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for River Ridge, they will face off against New Manchester at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in River Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 25 games.
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