Durant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 55-45 to the Rickards Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 537th, while the Raiders are ranked 143rd).
Despite the loss, Durant still got an impressive performance from Ariel Muniz, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 13 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Sosa, who posted seven points.
Durant's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Rickards, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season.
When Durant and Rickards next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Durant will try to stop Tampa Prep's six-game winning streak when the meet at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Rickards will try to stop Andrew Jackson's four-game winning streak when the meet on January 10th.
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