Black River unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against the Keystone Wildcats on Friday, falling 85-51. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Wade Mangan, who posted 12 points. Zane Bungard was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to six boards and three blocks.
Leading Keystone to victory were Liam Goran and Colt Cowling. Goran shot 76% from the field on his way to 33 points along with six assists and four steals, while Cowling went 12-for-17 en route to 28 points and six rebounds. The contest was Goran's seventh in a row with at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendan Hagerman, who scored six points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Keystone has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Looking ahead, Black River is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will square off against Clearview at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Keystone, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 64-21 win against Western Reserve on the 6th.
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