After flying high against Paden City on Wednesday, Cameron came back down to earth. The Cameron Dragons took a 51-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ritchie County Rebels. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 776th, while the Rebels are ranked 48th).
It was another big night for Isaac Hodges, who went 12-for-22 on his way to 27 points in addition to six rebounds and five blocks for Ritchie County. Hodges is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 26 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Turner Shriver, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 11 points.
Cameron has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season. As for Ritchie County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-6.
Cameron has already played their next game (against Shadyside), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Ritchie County, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 51-44 victory against South Harrison on the 14th.
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