Basketball Recap: Riverside-Durham Piles Up the Points Against Louisburg

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

12/28/24 vs Tunstall	32
12/30/24 vs Louisburg	27
12/13/24 vs Western Alamance	-2
12/17/24 vs Person	-3
12/20/24 vs Hoggard	-6

Riverside-Durham hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They took their game on Monday with ease, bagging a 57-30 victory over the Louisburg Warriors. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 27 points or more this season.

TJ Stokley was a one-man wrecking crew for Riverside-Durham as he dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Taylor, who posted six points.

Riverside-Durham smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

Louisburg lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jaylen Alexander, who had ten points and five rebounds.

Riverside-Durham's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Louisburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.

Riverside-Durham didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-53 defeat against Jordan on the 31st. As for Louisburg, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 70-41 loss against East Wake on the 31st.