East was the 63-43 winner over Riverside when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The East Panthers took a 56-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Riverside Frontiers.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Antoine Williams, who posted 20 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. That was a full 40% of East's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Justin Nichols was another key player, going 5-for-9 en route to 14 points in addition to six boards and four steals.
Even though they lost, East smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matches.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Riverside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Axel Corporan, who had 11 points. Those 11 points gave Corporan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jahiem Foster, who put up 11 points.
East has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Riverside, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-12.
Looking ahead, East will face off against Olmsted at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. As for Riverside, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Hutchinson-Central Tech at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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