Riverside Prep easily dispatched Excelsior Charter last Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Riverside Prep Silver Knights fell just short of the Silver Valley Trojans by a score of 49-47 on Friday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Silver Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 64-32 back in December of 2024.
When it comes to explaining why Riverside Prep lost, don't look at Mya Graham. Despite the final result, she posted 26 points. Mirany Elenes was another key player, putting up ten points.
Leading Silver Valley to victory were Naomi Durrah and Lyric White. Durrah dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten rebounds, while White had six points in addition to 14 boards and six assists. That makes it 18 consecutive games in which Durrah has scored at least a third of Silver Valley's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey White, who put up four points and 14 rebounds.
Riverside Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Silver Valley, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-4.
Riverside Prep has already played their next matchup, a 67-27 win against Big Bear on the 29th. As for Silver Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 61-42 victory against Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy on the 28th.
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