Briar Woods lost against Riverside back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Briar Woods Falcons fell 65-58 to the Riverside Ram. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Ram are ranked 18th).
Josh Winklosky
| 01/30/25 vs Riverside | 16 |
| 01/10/25 vs Woodgrove | 13 |
| 12/26/24 vs King Abdullah Academy | 11 |
| 01/17/25 @ Stone Bridge | 10 |
| 01/24/25 vs Lightridge | 6 |
Briar Woods' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Josh Winklosky, who went 8 for 9 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Winklosky a new career-high in points. James Price also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Riverside's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mason Ridgeway led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Joell Basue was another key player, going 9 of 13 en route to 18 points and six rebounds.
Briar Woods has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Riverside, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 18-1.
Briar Woods wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 47-46 loss against Jefferson on the 31st. As for Riverside, they will square off against Potomac Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Riverside's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 matchups.
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