The Riverview Pirates proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by 32) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Roosevelt and snuck past 45-43. Given Riverview's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while Roosevelt is ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverview was led to victory by Brooklyn Poe and Averi Westbay. Poe almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds, while Westbay dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Poe hasn't dropped below three steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Caiya Hunter, who scored five points along with four steals.
The victory was the third in a row for Riverview, bringing their record for this year to 18-4. As for Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
Riverview does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Roosevelt also has no future games currently scheduled.
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