The Riverside Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Vale Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverside is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
Riverside will head into Tuesday's match having proved themselves against McLoughlin: Riverside took a 20-point defeat the last time they faced off against McLoughlin, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Riverside came out on top in a nail-biter against McLoughlin on Tuesday, sneaking past 48-45. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Pioneers are ranked 192nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Vale came into Tuesday's contest having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They secured a 67-62 W over Grant Union on Tuesday.
Riverside pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points per game. As for Vale, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-12.
Riverside didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Vale when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 73-68 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverside since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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