Basketball Preview: Riverside Generals vs. Sandalwood Saints
Riverside has gone 8-2 against Sandalwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The two teams will face off at 7:00 p.m. without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Sandalwood took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Riverside, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Riverside finally turned things around against Menendez on Wednesday. They walked away with a 54-44 win over the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Sandalwood was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 67-61 to Bolles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (59), the Saints still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Alexis James, who posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Wilkin Perez, who posted 12 points.
Riverside's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Sandalwood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Riverside was able to grind out a solid win over Sandalwood when the teams last played back in January, winning 42-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverside 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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