Mountain View lost against Riverbend back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Mountain View Wildcats came up short against the Riverbend Bears, falling 66-42. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Bears are ranked 76th).
Riverbend's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Amani Gipson, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards. The matchup was Gipson's seventh in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Donovan Tate, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Mountain View and nudges their season record down to 7-15. As for Riverbend, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-5.
Mountain View does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Riverbend, they have already played their next game, a 57-54 win against Brooke Point on the 17th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
