The Riverside Argonauts and Irvington Preparatory Academy squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Riverside Argonauts had to settle for second. They took a 74-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Several Argonauts players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bini Hopper, who scored 20 points. Hopper has been hot recently, having posted 20 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gerald Pope, who scored 19 points.
Riverside's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Irvington Preparatory Academy, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-9.
Riverside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Irvington Preparatory Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 43-35 victory vs. Eastern Hancock on the 2nd.
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