Basketball Recap: Riverside Beats Purdue Polytechnic for Their Ninth Straight Win

Argonauts

Previous Games

01/08/25 vs Purdue Polytechnic	48-38
01/03/25 @ Irvington Preparatory Academy	63-38
12/27/24 vs Brown County	51-46
12/27/24 vs Springs Valley	67-40
12/20/24 vs Central Christian Academy	67-13
+ 4 more games

Riverside had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Purdue Polytechnic Techies by a score of 48-38. This was payback for the Argonauts, who suffered an 86-54 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Riverside's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bini Hopper led the charge by going 5 of 8 en route to 10 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Ty Hopper, who posted nine points.

Purdue Polytechnic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Damion Green, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and five steals, and James Long Jr., who went 8 for 11 on his way to 17 points. Preston Seay was another key player, putting up two points and four steals.

Riverside pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.5 points. As for Purdue Polytechnic, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.

Riverside has already played their next contest (against Bethesda Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Purdue Polytechnic has already played their next game, a 75-50 win against Indianapolis Washington on the 14th.