After losing to the Mid Valley Spartans the last time they met, the Riverside Vikings decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Riverside managed a 40-35 win over Mid Valley on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Riverside.
Mid Valley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kaleik Cook, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Richard Vinansky, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
Riverside pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Mid Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Riverside will challenge Blue Ridge at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Blue Ridge's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests. As for Mid Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Lakeland at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Lakeland has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 310 points over their last five games.