The third road game was the charm for the Riverside Prep Silver Knights, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against Academy for Academic Excellence by a score of 65-53 on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Riverside Prep also won the last time the pair played on Wednesday.
Leading Riverside Prep to victory were James Macey and Raoul Churchill. Macey scored 12 points along with 8 rebounds and 7 steals, while Churchill scored 23 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals. The matchup was Macey's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Keion Jordan, who scored 7 points along with 5 steals.
Despite the loss, Academy for Academic Excellence still got an impressive performance from Ethan Spidle, who scored 20 points along with 7 rebounds. Spidle scored a full 37.7% of Academy for Academic Excellence's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jacob Malek was another key contributor, scoring 9 points.
Riverside Prep has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Riverside Prep will be playing in front of their home fans against Palm Desert at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Palm Desert's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, they will head out on the road to face off against California School for the Deaf-Riverside at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
