Iowa High School Basketball - Essex edged by Riverside
January 12, 2023: Oakland, IA 51560 The Essex Trojans basketball team (Essex, IA), was nudged 44-38 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Riverside Bulldogs (Oakland, IA)
The Bulldogs now possess a 5-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to IKM/Manning for a Western Iowa battle on Friday, January 13. Riverside will confront a Wolves team coming off a 44-40 league loss to Logan-Magnolia (Logan, IA). The Wolves record now stands at 3-4.
The Trojans (1-9) will now prepare for their battle against Heartland Christian (Council Bluffs, IA). The come into the non-league battle with a 1-4 record. In their last battle, Heartland Christian was nudged by Cedar Bluffs (Cedar Bluffs, NE), 34-18, in a non-league battle.