The Riverside-Durham Pirates and the Louisburg Warriors will round out the year against one another at at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Riverside-Durham has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Riverside-Durham is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Tunstall, posting a 73-41 victory. With that win, the Pirates brought their scoring average up to 50.1 points per game.
Riverside-Durham's success was spearheaded by the efforts of TJ Stokley, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards, and Darryn Johnson, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamari Murphy, who posted eight points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 67 points the game before, Louisburg was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They were dealt a 69-20 defeat at the hands of Cedar Valley. The contest marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Riverside-Durham will have to keep a close watch on Justin Harrison and John Lucas Anselmo, a pair of players who had a big impact on Louisburg's prior game. Harrison had eight points, while Anselmo put up four points and three steals.
Riverside-Durham's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Louisburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Riverside-Durham has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Louisburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.4 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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