Noah Trader

It was a busy week for the Pleasant Ridge Ram boys’ basketball team last week with three games and the guys posted 2-1 mark during those contests to move to 7-8 on the season.

The Rams topped Valley Falls on the road 67-38 and beat Oskaloosa at home 55-42, while also falling in a tough road contest against Maranatha 74-52. Leading the way for the Rams this season has been the play of senior, Noah Trader who had a strong junior season has taken another step forward this year. Trader dropped a season high 27 points in the win over Valley and that was followed up with a 21 point showing against Oskaloosa. Noah finished the week scoring 18 points against Maranatha.

The Ram senior has recorded several 20+ point games this season and is averaging 17.5 points per game this season while adding 8.5 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game.

Trader and his teammates are trying to build momentum and finish the regular season strong to gear up for postseason play.