Basketball Recap: Rivermont Collegiate Falls Despite Big Games from Eamon Matlock and Dominic Coles

Rivermont Collegiate fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Pathway Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 71-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pathway Christian Panthers. Even though they lost, the Lions' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.1 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Despite the loss, Rivermont Collegiate had strong showings from Dominic Coles, who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 31 points and eight boards, and Eamon Matlock, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. The contest was Matlock's fourth in a row with at least 17 points. Zavien Robinson also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pathway Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Denver Nelson, who went 7 of 13 to rack up 21 points and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, Nelson now owns an excellent 45.2% shooting accuracy. Ryker Miller was another key player, going 6 for 11 en route to 22 points.

This is the second loss in a row for Rivermont Collegiate and nudges their season record down to 4-5. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 44% in those games and 24.2% outside of them. As for Pathway Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season.

Rivermont Collegiate has already played their next match, a 74-36 defeat against Winfield-Mt. Union on the 6th. As for Pathway Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 43-29 win against Unity Christian on the 7th.