Riverside-Durham picks up fourth straight win at home

By Team Reports Feb 24, 2024, 1:02pm

Recap: Riverside-Durham Pirates vs. Hillside Hornets

The Riverside-Durham Pirates won the last time they faced the Hillside Hornets, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Riverside-Durham walked away with a 58-45 victory over Hillside. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Riverside-Durham.

Riverside-Durham had a senior duo take command as Daniel Kelleh scored nine points along with six rebounds and four steals and Corey Hairston Jr. scored 14 points along with two steals. Kelleh is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Mc'Donald, who scored eight points.

Despite the loss, Hillside still got an impressive performance from Quentin Cozart, who scored 20 points. It was the first time this season that Cozart scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Brendon Watley, who scored seven points.

Riverside-Durham pushed their record up to 17-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Hillside, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-8.

Riverside-Durham will head out on the road to challenge Chapel Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Riverside-Durham focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Wednesday. Hillside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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