North Pocono and Riverside are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The two teams will round out the year against one another at at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Pocono is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Lackawanna Trail to the tune of 55-20 on Thursday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Lions are ranked 500th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Riverside entered their tilt with West Scranton on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Invaders by a score of 42-31.
Riverside now has a winning record of 4-3. As for North Pocono, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
North Pocono was dealt a bruising 59-18 defeat at the hands of Riverside in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Thankfully for North Pocono, Kylie Lavelle (who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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