Attica and Riverton Parke are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Attica Red Ramblers will head out to take on the Riverton Parke Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Attica is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-36, which was the final score in Attica's tilt against North Vermillion on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Red Ramblers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 442nd, while the Falcons are ranked 167th).
Meanwhile, Riverton Parke strolled past Providence Cristo Rey with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 60-44. The Panthers pushed the score to 50-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolves cut but never quite recovered from.
Riverton Parke found their leader in sophomore Jonah Hopkins, who went 10 for 25 on his way to 26 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Hopkins has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Collett Sanders was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine boards.
Riverton Parke is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Attica, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Attica lost to Riverton Parke on the road by a decisive 75-56 margin in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Attica avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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