The Riverside Chargers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Shelby-Rising City Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverside knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Shelby-Rising City likes a good challenge.
Riverside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Heartland Lutheran 70-37 on Thursday. The Chargers pushed the score to 61-25 by the end of the third, a deficit the Red Hornets cut but never quite recovered from.
Riverside's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Larry Diessner, who posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Carter Keehn, who had 15 points.
Meanwhile, Shelby-Rising City suffered their closest loss since December 2, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of High Plains by a score of 54-51.
Riverside will have to contain Dalton Pokorney as he made an impact in Shelby-Rising City's last game. He dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds. Pokorney continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Nixon Thelen was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Riverside is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Shelby-Rising City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
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