The Riverside Chargers and the Madison Dragons will round out the year against one another at at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverside has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Riverside sidestepped Twin Loup for a 54-52 win.
Jack Molt was nothing short of spectacular: he posted 19 points. Another player making a difference was Dane Schalk, who put up 11 points.
Meanwhile, Madison ended up a good deal behind Oakland-Craig on Friday and lost 43-27. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Knights are ranked 39th).
Riverside will have to keep a close watch on Gabriel Campos and Griffin Jordan, a pair of players who had a big impact on Madison's prior game. Campos went 6 of 9 on his way to 12 points, while Jordan had six points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. That's the most steals Jordan has posted since back in December of 2023.
This is the second loss in a row for Madison and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Riverside, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Riverside came up short against Madison when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 52-42. Thankfully for Riverside, Jeremiah Sanchez (who went 7 for 13 on his way to 28 points in addition to five boards and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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