It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact New Manchester can now relate to. They were dealt an 80-44 loss at the hands of the River Ridge Knights on Tuesday. The Jaguar lost against the Knights in their previous head to head back in February of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 71-56 score last time.
River Ridge was led to victory by Makayla Roberson and Finley Parker. Roberson shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a triple-double with 23 points, nine boards, and nine assists, while Parker went 7-for-11 on her way to 20 points and seven rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Roberson now owns an excellent 46% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Pearl, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine assists.
New Manchester's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 24-6. As for River Ridge, the victory was the 26th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-1.
New Manchester does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for River Ridge, they will take on Milton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. River Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 26 matches -- so hopefully Milton likes a good challenge.
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