Basketball Recap: Riverdale Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Riverdale can now relate to. They fell 47-38 to the Valley Catholic Valiants on Tuesday. The Mavericks were not able to make up for their defeat to the Valiants from their previous meeting back in December of 2023.

This is the second loss in a row for Riverdale and nudges their season record down to 12-9. As for Valley Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season.

Riverdale does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valley Catholic, they will face off against Amity at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Amity will roll in looking for their 27th straight win, something Valley Catholic surely won't give up without a fight.