Rye was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 44-36 to the Buena Vista Demons. The Thunderbolts lost against the Demons in their previous head to head back in February of 2025, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 64-32 score last time.
Buena Vista can attribute much of their success to Knox Reid, who almost dropped a double-double with ten points and nine boards. Taj O'Reilly was another key player, putting up eight points.
Rye now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Buena Vista, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-10.
Coming up, Rye will look to defend their home court on Monday against Florence at 6:00 p.m. The Thunderbolts will be up against the Huskies' rather soft defense (which has allowed 52.17 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Buena Vista, they will head out to take on Lake County at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The Demons will be up against the Panthers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 57.23 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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