The Riverview Gardens Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Parkway South Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses for Riverview Gardens and four for Parkway South.
Last Thursday, Riverview Gardens was beaten by Parkway North 68-41. While losing is never fun, Riverview Gardens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 391st, while Parkway North is ranked 117th).
Meanwhile, Parkway South pushed their score all the way to 55 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Timberland on the road by a decisive 70-55 margin. Parkway South was down 62-40 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Parkway South's loss came about despite a quality game from Eddie Ahearn, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ahearn has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ryan Shanfeld, who scored 12 points.
Riverview Gardens' loss dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Parkway South, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Riverview Gardens came up short against Parkway South when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 71-61. Can Riverview Gardens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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