Basketball Game Preview: River Pilots vs. Shadyside Tigers

The River Pilots will take on the Shadyside Tigers in a tournament on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for River and three for Shadyside.

On Monday, River came up short against Fort Frye and fell 63-56. Even if the Pilots couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.

Meanwhile, Shadyside was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 51-47 to Cameron.

River's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Shadyside, their loss dropped their record down to 3-19.

River didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Shadyside in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 57-51 win. Does River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shadyside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.