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

By Team Reports Jan 17, 2025, 7:01am

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

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Previous Games

12/10/24 - Home70-43 W
01/19/24 - Away80-68 W
01/02/24 - Home52-51 W
12/02/23 - Neutral65-53 W
11/29/23 - Neutral82-48 W
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Riverside Prep has gone 10-0 against Academy for Academic Excellence recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Riverside Prep Silver Knights will challenge the Academy for Academic Excellence Knights at 7:00 p.m. Riverside Prep will be strutting in after a victory while Academy for Academic Excellence will be coming in after a loss.

If Riverside Prep beats Academy for Academic Excellence with 80 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Riverside Prep simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat University Prep 80-45. With the Silver Knights ahead 47-18 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Meanwhile, Academy for Academic Excellence had to suffer through a 72-31 loss at the hands of Silver Valley. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

The win made it two in a row for Riverside Prep and bumps their season record up to 6-11. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.

Everything came up roses for Riverside Prep against Academy for Academic Excellence in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 70-43 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverside Prep since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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