The Riverside Beavers's 21-4 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell just short of Gilmour Academy by a score of 57-54. While losing is never fun, Riverside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 579th, while Gilmour Academy is ranked 84th).
Despite the loss, Riverside still got an impressive performance from Brady Mcknight, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds. Those seven rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. Dominic Kirks was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with 11 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Riverside and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Gilmour Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Riverside will challenge University School at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in University School's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. Gilmour Academy is on the road again on Friday and play against Euclid at 2:30 p.m. on December 22nd. One thing working in Euclid's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups.
