Riverside managed to keep up with Eden until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. 2025 welcomed the Riverside Frontiers with a 71-51 loss courtesy of the Eden Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Frontiers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 498th, while the Raiders are ranked 121st).
When it comes to explaining why Riverside lost, don't look at Jahiem Foster. Despite the final result, he posted 21 points. Another player making a difference was Ali Sheek, who put up eight points.
Eden was led to victory by Chris Krencik and Kobe Genco. Krencik went 6 of 10 en route to 21 points along with five assists and five boards, while Genco went 7 of 10 on his way to 23 points in addition to five assists and five boards. The contest was Krencik's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Wakelam, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds.
Riverside's defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Eden, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Riverside will look to defend their home court on Monday against Lewiston-Porter at 6:30 p.m. As for Eden, they will head out to face off against Kennedy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eden is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.2 points per game this season.
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