Basketball Game Preview: Riverside Chargers vs. Nebraska Lutheran Knights

The Riverside Chargers are taking a road trip to challenge the Nebraska Lutheran Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Riverside is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.

Riverside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 99-16 win over Elba. With the Chargers ahead 71-2 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Meanwhile, Nebraska Lutheran played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 64-38 to McCool Junction. The Knights have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Riverside will have to keep a close watch on Dylan Hoehler and Lukas Worster, a pair of players who had a big impact on Nebraska Lutheran's prior game. Hoehler went 5 of 7 en route to 12 points, while Worster posted 14 points. Worster is also on a roll when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 40% in the last three games he's played.

Riverside pushed their record up to 12-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points over those games. As for Nebraska Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.