Basketball Recap: Riesel Skates Past Chilton with Ease

Indians

Margin (Wins)

12/20/24 vs Bruceville-Eddy	58
12/17/24 @ Moody	53
01/10/25 @ Chilton	36
01/07/25 vs Axtell	31
12/31/24 @ Marlin	-5

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Riesel on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Chilton Pirates out of the water with a 63-27 final score. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 26 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Chilton lost, don't look at Mariyah Suiters. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. Suiters is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Triniti Leggett was another key player, putting up six points and eight rebounds.

Riesel has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.8 points. As for Chilton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-11.

Riesel will venture away from home to square off against Mart at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mart's defense has only allowed 24.3 points per game this season, so Riesel's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Chilton, they will host Axtell at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.