Riverdale lost against Luella back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Riverdale Raiders fell 64-52 to the Luella Lions. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Lions are ranked 95th).
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alpha Soumah, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards. Soumah has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nigel Favers, who posted ten points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Raiders
| 02/15/25 @ Luella | 14 |
| 02/14/25 @ Cedar Grove | 13 |
| 01/28/25 vs Luella | 9 |
| 01/24/25 @ Douglass | 4 |
| 01/18/25 @ Luella | 5 |
| + 9 more games |
Even though they lost, Riverdale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
This is the second loss in a row for Riverdale and nudges their season record down to 14-13. As for Luella, their victory bumped their record up to 17-9.
Riverdale didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 89-66 defeat against Windsor Forest on the 19th. Luella has also already played their next matchup (against Stephenson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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