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| 02/15/25 - Home | 75-64 W |
| 12/11/24 - Away | 68-71 L |
| 03/05/24 - Away | 64-73 L |
| 02/12/24 - Home | 72-66 W |
| 12/13/23 - Away | 76-64 W |
| + 5 more games |
River Hill is 8-2 against Long Reach since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The River Hill Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Long Reach Lightning at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
River Hill is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since January 13th on Friday. They came up short against Laurel, falling 76-50. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th in Maryland, while the Spartans are ranked 31st in Maryland).
Justin Bishop put forth a good effort for the losing side as he went 8-for-17 to rack up 22 points. That was a full 44% of River Hill's points, marking the third time in a row Bishop has posted more than a third of the team's points. Mason Rooths was another key player, putting up five points and seven assists.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 89-37, which was the final score in Long Reach's tilt against Mt. Hebron on Monday. The game marked the Lightning's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
River Hill has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points over those games. Long Reach's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.
River Hill was able to grind out a solid victory over Long Reach in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 75-64. Does River Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Long Reach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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