Riverside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 73-69 heartbreaker at the hands of the St. Albans Red Dragons. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (59), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
| 01/27/25 @ St. Albans | 3 |
| 01/24/25 vs Hurricane | 4 |
| 01/22/25 @ Parkersburg | 4 |
| 01/18/25 @ Oak Hill | 4 |
| 01/16/25 vs South Charleston | 2 |
| 01/13/25 @ Ripley | 4 |
Riverside lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Isaiah Coles, who made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc racking up 20 points and three steals. Coles has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Brock, who shot 4-for-4 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds.
Riverside's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for St. Albans, they pushed their record up to 5-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Riverside won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Scott at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last six games. As for St. Albans, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll take on Huntington at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Huntington's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
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