Walnut Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 48-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rivercrest Colts. The Bobcats were not able to make up for their loss to the Colts from their previous meeting back in December of 2022.
Rivercrest's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jalexia Young, who went 7 of 16 en route to 17 points and six boards. That's the most rebounds Young has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Destiny Burks, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.
Walnut Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Rivercrest, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Walnut Ridge has already played their next contest (against Manila), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Rivercrest wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 53-12 victory against Hoxie on the 16th.
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