The Riverside Pirates will head out to challenge the Vale Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Saturday, Riverside came up short against Burns and fell 42-31. The match marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Vale had to suffer through a 71-44 loss at the hands of Umatilla. Vale hasn't had much luck with Umatilla recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Riverside's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 18-5. As for Vale, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Riverside didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Vale when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 73-68 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverside since the team 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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