It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Irvington Preparatory Academy had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Argonauts by a score of 74-61. The victory was nothing new for Irvington Preparatory Academy as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Leading Irvington Preparatory Academy to victory were Gideon Ohuabunwa and Major Davis. Ohuabunwa scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals, while Davis dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Davis has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Elijah Cole, who scored eight points.
Riverside lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bini Hopper, who scored 20 points. Hopper has been hot recently, having posted 20 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gerald Pope, who scored 19 points.
Irvington Preparatory Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Irvington Preparatory Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Eastern Hancock at 7:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Irvington Preparatory Academy is coming into the game with five straight wins on the road, so Eastern Hancock will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Riverside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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