PROCTORVILLE — The River Valley boys basketball team hit a season-high 10 trifectas, but still couldn’t muster enough offense on Friday night during a 72-61 setback to host Fairland in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup in Lawrence County.

The Raiders (3-10, 2-5 OVC) never led in the contest, falling behind to the Dragons (8-7, 3-4) 21-14 after eight minutes of play. Both teams battled to a 12-all tie in the second canto, allowing the hosts to take a 33-26 advantage into the intermission.

FHS then made its biggest charge of the night in the third canto, going on a 23-10 charge for a commanding 56-36 edge headed into the finale.

The guests closed the game on a 25-16 run, but never cut the deficit down to double digits the rest of the way.

Cody McAvena led the Raiders with 19 points, followed by Cody Smith with 13 and Aaron Harrison with eight markers. Dominique Peck and Parker Hollingsworth both chipped in six points, while Trey Noble added four points.

Blake Burdette and Kyle Bryant rounded out the scoring with three and two points, respectively. RVHS was 9-of-14 at the free throw line for 64 percent. Hollingsworth also had a team-high seven rebounds, while McAvena dished out four assists.

Evan Salyers paced Fairland with a game-high 18 points, followed by Matt Bloomfield and Chad Fisher with 17 markers each. FHS was 12-of-19 at the stripe for 63 percent.

River Valley returns to action Tuesday when it travels to Eastern for a non-conference matchup at 6 p.m.