Basketball Recap: Briarfield Academy Comes Up Short

Briarfield Academy has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 28.09 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They lost 56-34 to the Riverdale Academy Rebels. The defeat continues a trend for Briarfield Academy in their matchups with Riverdale Academy: they've now lost five in a row.

Briarfield Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-2. As for Riverdale Academy, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-5.

Briarfield Academy is taking a road trip to face off against Tensas Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Briarfield Academy's defense has only allowed 28.1 points per game this season, so Tensas Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Riverdale Academy, they will look to defend their home court on January 10th against Claiborne Academy at 6:00 p.m. Riverdale Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Claiborne Academy likes a good challenge.