Basketball Recap: Riverside Extends Home Winning Streak to 17

Riverside entered their tilt with Holy Cross on Friday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They walked away with a 50-41 win over the Holy Cross Crusaders. This was a revenge game for the Vikings: when they faced off against the Crusaders back in December of 2024, they had to take a 59-29 loss.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/24/25 vs Holy Cross	50-41
01/18/25 vs Notre Dame	83-45
01/16/25 vs Lakeland	80-35
01/09/25 vs Honesdale	85-47
01/02/25 vs Mid Valley	52-39
+ 12 more games

Riverside pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.2 points. As for Holy Cross, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3.

Riverside and Holy Cross should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. Riverside will face off against Mid Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 220 places (35 vs. 255). Meanwhile, Holy Cross (ranked 24th) will meet Old Forge (ranked 91st) at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.