Riverton Parke hasn't had much luck against Covington recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Riverton Parke Panthers will head out to challenge the Covington Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Riverton Parke ended up a good deal behind North Central and lost 63-49. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Covington played a tough game on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 71-51 to Lebanon. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Tigers are ranked 107th).
Riverton Parke will have to contain Landon Herzog as he made an impact in Covington's last game. He posted 15 points. That's the most points Herzog has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Waddell, who made all 5 shots he took for 10 points.
Covington dropped their record down to 7-10 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Riverton Parke, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Riverton Parke took a serious blow against Covington in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 69-37. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Herzog, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. Now that Riverton Parke knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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