River Dell has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Mahwah Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully River Dell focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Thursday.
River Dell suffered their closest loss since December 14, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of Pascack Hills by a score of 48-45.
Despite the defeat, River Dell got a solid performance out of Sean Golden, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Golden hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Hickey, who scored 14 points.
River Dell struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mahwah's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. They fell 56-44 to Ramsey. While losing is never fun, Mahwah can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while Ramsey is ranked 21st).
River Dell's record is now 4-6. As for Mahwah, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.
Everything went River Dell's way against Mahwah in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as River Dell made off with a 54-28 victory. Does River Dell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mahwah turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
