The University of Gloucestershire were beaten 83-76 as they travelled up the M5 to face high-flying Worcester Bears in round 10 of the Gloucestershire Basketball League.
The away side got the better of the first quarter, leading 19-13 thanks in part to first-team captain Toby McLuskie’s nine points, but that was where things peaked for the Raiders.
Worcester pulled back their lead in the second quarter to lead 45-33 at the half-time break and continued to kick on in the second half despite a resilient away performance from UOG.
With their eighth loss of the season so far the Raiders sit ninth in the table whilst the Bears remain in second place, two points behind the table-topping Gloucester Knights.
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Despite the result there was a number of impressive performances from the travelling side, Perez Adelaja managed to score 33 points with the aforementioned McLuskie finishing the match with 24 points.
McLuskie was keen to praise his sides endeavour despite the disappointing result.
“Personally, I didn’t see anything wrong with our performance,” he said.
“I feel that a loss doesn’t reflect what we deserved and Perez needs to be commended after another great performance.
“We’ll hope to get the result our performances deserve next time out.”
The Raiders are next in action on Thursday, February 10 when they welcome the Stroud Sharks to Plock Court in an attempt to build on their last win at home, when they defeated the Cheltenham Eagles.
