After only 27 points in their last match, River City made sure to put some points up on the board against Pioneer on Wednesday. The River City Raiders came out on top against the Pioneer Patriots by a score of 57-48. For the Raiders, this counts as revenge for the 67-49 win the Patriots walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2018.
Pioneer's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Denzel Roberts, who posted 11 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave Roberts a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Melvir Pooni, who put up 14 points and three steals.
Raiders
| 01/15/25 @ Pioneer | 57-48 |
| 01/10/25 @ Sacramento | 27-80 |
| 01/08/25 @ Rodriguez | 71-77 |
| 01/07/25 vs Florin | 85-33 |
| 01/03/25 vs Wood | 65-53 |
River City's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-14. As for Pioneer, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
River City wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 71-44 defeat against Vanden on the 17th. As for Pioneer, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 71-50 loss against Vacaville on the 17th.
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