Basketball Recap: Spartanburg Takes a Loss

After flying high against Wade Hampton last Friday, Spartanburg came back down to earth. The Spartanburg Vikings took a 65-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Riverside Warriors on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.

Despite the loss, Spartanburg still got an impressive performance from Kamryn Sainvil, who went 11 of 17 en route to 29 points. The dominant performance gave Sainvil a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Nelson, who posted eight points and six boards.

Riverside got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Madison Garrido out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. The game was Garrido's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Elly Trickett, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards.

Spartanburg's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Riverside, their record now sits at 13-6.

Spartanburg will venture away from home to square off against Boiling Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Spartanburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season. As for Riverside, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Dorman at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 64.1 points per game.