The Loretto Mustangs will face off against the Riverside Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Loretto is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Summertown just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 52-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverside). Everything went their way against East Hickman County on Saturday as they made off with a 91-68 victory. The Panthers have beaten the Eagles the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.
Loretto better focus on containing Jack Cupples and Colt Brooks as the pair were huge in Riverside's win. Cupples dropped a double-double with 29 points and 12 rebounds, while Brooks shot 48% from the field to rack up 28 points. The matchup was Cupples' 22nd in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Landon Vaughan, who posted eight points and five assists.
Riverside was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2025.
Loretto's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Riverside, their win bumped their record up to 12-16.
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