Basketball Game Preview: Riverside Prep Silver Knights vs. Academy for Academic Excellence Knights

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Previous Games

12/10/24 - Home	58-40 W
01/19/24 - Away	64-43 W
01/02/24 - Home	51-29 W
02/02/23 - Away	59-26 W
01/10/23 - Home	59-10 W
+ 5 more games

Riverside Prep is 8-2 against Academy for Academic Excellence since February of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Riverside Prep Silver Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Academy for Academic Excellence Knights at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Last Tuesday, Riverside Prep ended up a good deal behind University Prep and lost 48-33.

Meanwhile, Academy for Academic Excellence unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They came up short against Silver Valley, falling 53-32. The Knights were down 47-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Riverside Prep has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.

Riverside Prep strolled past Academy for Academic Excellence in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 58-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverside Prep since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.