The Morgan Raider basketball team had a highly-successful opening week of the 2020-2021 campaign with a 52-44 Muskingum Valley League win over Tri-Valley and a 67-53 nonleague victory over Federal Hocking.
“Both huge wins for us, especially since we had limited scrimmages,” Coach Rob Justice stated. “We have seen a ton of growth from young players and a lot of maturity out of our seniors.”
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