Riverside was the 70-66 winner over Mayfield when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Riverside Beavers were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 57-56 to the Mayfield Wildcats.
Riverside's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colin Durkin, who went 8 of 18 on his way to 19 points. Another player making a difference was Drew Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards.
Even though they lost, Riverside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mayfield only pulled down seven offensive boards.
Leading Mayfield to victory were Andre Avery and Angelo Newman. Avery dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds, while Newman went 8 for 16 en route to 19 points and five boards. The match was Newman's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aarav Ganore, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 10 points.
Riverside's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for Mayfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-10 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Riverside will host Kenston at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Kenston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season. As for Mayfield, they will be playing at home against South at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in South's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
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