After two games on the road, Riverside Prep is heading back home. They will take on the Big Bear Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Riverside Prep ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy out 61-58. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Riverside Prep has posted yet this season.
Raoul Churchill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 18 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was James Macey, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Big Bear can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They claimed a resounding 64-28 victory over University Prep on the road. The win was familiar territory for Big Bear who now have six in a row.
Riverside Prep's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-12. As for Big Bear, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Riverside Prep beat Big Bear 70-60 in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Big Bear's Braeden Varney, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Riverside Prep to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
