Basketball Recap: Riverview Academy of Math and Science Piles Up the Points Against Varsity Opponent

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Riverview Academy of Math and Science on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Varsity Opponent out of the water with a 72-23 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-13.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Riverview Academy of Math and Science to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tayshaun Johnson, who went 5 of 10 en route to 15 points along with eight boards and five steals. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Riley, who posted 14 points along with five rebounds and four steals.

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Previous 3 Games

12/18/24 vs Varsity Opponent	72-23
12/16/24 vs Winter Haven Christian	58-43
12/11/24 @ Pepin Academy	75-31

Riverview Academy of Math and Science smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive games.

The win got Riverview Academy of Math and Science back to even at 5-5.

Riverview Academy of Math and Science will take on Florida College Academy in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverview Academy of Math and Science is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.1 points per game this season. As for Varsity Opponent, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-71 loss against Sagemont on the 18th.