It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Riverside Panthers had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Golden Tide 52-50. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but Riverside was the better team in the second half.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Riverside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jagger Cupples, who scored eight points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of James Harralston, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Riverside has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-17 record this season. As for Peabody, they dropped their record down to 8-8 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Riverside didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 47-44 defeat vs. Milan on the 27th. Peabody does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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