Riverdale came into Wednesday's matchup having lost 17 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They managed a 60-54 victory over the Northeast Eagles on Wednesday. The Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
Northeast lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kiovoney Gilmore, who went 9 of 16 on his way to 23 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jo Sia Harris, who posted 12 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Riverdale's win ended a 12-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-13. As for Northeast, they dropped their record down to 1-10 with the defeat, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Riverdale will venture away from home to face off against Giles County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Giles County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests. As for Northeast, they and Rossview will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday without much rest having both just played.
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