Basketball Recap: Riverside Starts Season with Loss on the Road

By Team Reports Nov 12, 2024, 8:01pm

Basketball Recap: Riverside Bulldogs vs. Greenville Hornets

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Riverside had to start their season on the road on Tuesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They received a blow as they fell 59-44 to the Greenville Hornets. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hornets apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Greenville to victory, but perhaps none more so than De'Marion Gibson, who went 8 for 15 en route to 19 points plus five assists and five steals. The game was Gibson's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kolbie Williams, who went 6 for 12 en route to 16 points plus four steals.

The win for Greenville keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.

Riverside will take on West Tallahatchie at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Greenville, they will face off against Ridgeland at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Greenville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season.

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