Basketball Game Preview: Riverside Chargers vs. Nebraska Christian Eagles

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Previous Games

01/20/25 - Neutral	65-50 W
02/02/24 - Away	50-52 L
02/03/23 - Home	48-39 W
01/20/23 - Neutral	42-45 L
02/04/22 - Away	59-43 W
+ 5 more games

Riverside is 8-2 against Nebraska Christian since February of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Riverside Chargers will host the Nebraska Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Riverside has three straight victories, Nebraska Christian has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Riverside is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Newman Grove/St. Edward: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Riverside blew Newman Grove/St. Edward out of the water with a 68-37 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Chargers had established a 26 point advantage.

Meanwhile, Nebraska Christian came up short against Shelby-Rising City on Tuesday and fell 57-50.

Riverside's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points per game. As for Nebraska Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.

Riverside strolled past Nebraska Christian in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 65-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Nebraska Christian's Oliver Herman, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Riverside still be able to contain Herman? There's only one way to find out.