Basketball Recap: Tayshaun Johnson Key Part of a Team Effort in Barracudas Win

Riverview Academy of Math and Science won the last time they faced Universal Academy and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Riverview Academy of Math and Science Barracudas had just enough and edged the Universal Academy Falcons out 50-48. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Barracudas.

Tayshaun Johnson

Assists (Career)

01/22/25 vs Universal Academy	6
01/18/25 vs Geneva Classical Academy	5
12/11/24 @ Pepin Academy	4
12/05/24 vs Grace Christian	4
12/20/24 vs Florida College Academy	3

Riverview Academy of Math and Science's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tayshaun Johnson, who posted 11 points along with eight steals and seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in assists (six). Another player making a difference was Aaron Riley, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards.

Riverview Academy of Math and Science smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 19 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.

Riverview Academy of Math and Science pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Universal Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-14.

Riverview Academy of Math and Science has already played their next contest (against Patel), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Universal Academy has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Saint Stephen's Episcopal.