River Ridge came up into this matchup off a tough 38-point defeat last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Gulf Buccaneers by a score of 63-60 on Tuesday. The Royal Knights just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
When it comes to explaining why River Ridge lost, don't look at Jacob Yeager. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 15 en route to 18 points. Another player making a difference was Dareal King, who posted eight points and 14 boards.
River Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Gulf, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-7 record.
River Ridge will take on Cypress Creek in a tournament on Thursday. River Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72.4 points per game this season. As for Gulf, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 78-62 loss against Wiregrass Ranch on the 29th.
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