The Riverside Chargers are taking a road trip to take on the Arcadia/Loup City Rebels at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Riverside is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Ord just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 51-44 to the Chanticleers.
Meanwhile, Arcadia/Loup City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 65-48 bruising from Shelton.
Riverside will have to keep a close watch on Max Lewandowski and Eli Jaixen, a pair of players who had a big impact on Arcadia/Loup City's prior game. Lewandowski dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 boards, while Jaixen posted 16 points. With that strong performance, Lewandowski is now averaging an impressive 8.2 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Brogan Setlik, who scored six points.
Arcadia/Loup City's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Riverside, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-7.
Riverside was able to grind out a solid win over Arcadia/Loup City in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 48-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverside since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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