Recap: Hesperia Christian Patriots vs. Riverside Prep Silver Knights
There's no place like home for the Hesperia Christian Patriots, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 63-52 victory over Riverside Prep on Tuesday. For Hesperia Christian, this counts as revenge for the 46-39 loss Riverside Prep walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2023.
Arlan Koester continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 17 rebounds. Koester is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Ayden Ortega, who scored nine points along with four steals.
Several Silver Knights players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Raoul Churchill, who scored 24 points along with three steals. Churchill scored a full 46.2% of Riverside Prep's points, the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marrion Brown, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Hesperia Christian's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Riverside Prep, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 7-12.
Hesperia Christian will look to defend their home court on Friday against Academy for Academic Excellence at 7:00 p.m. Academy for Academic Excellence is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak. As for Riverside Prep, they will head out on the road to face off against Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
