Basketball Recap: Bryer Mullins' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Riverside over Ripley

Riverside came up into this matchup off a tough 49-point loss last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Ripley Vikings by a score of 41-39 on Monday. The Warriors have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Riverside lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Bryer Mullins, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 16 points and seven boards. Mullins' evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Coles, who posted six points and four steals.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ripley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brandon Sias, who had eight points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Sias a new career-high in boards. Matthew Stellato was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Riverside's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Ripley, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.

Riverside will look to defend their home court on Thursday against South Charleston at 7:00 p.m. Riverside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season. As for Ripley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-35 victory against Lincoln County on the 14th.