The Severance Silver Knights waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins but they left with five. They snuck past Riverdale Ridge with a 64-59 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Severance's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaden Hoffman led the charge by scoring 13 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Damarii Wright, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
Riverdale Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Marcus Hinh, who scored 13 points along with nine assists and two steals. That's the first time this season that Hinh posted eight or more assists. Another player making a difference was Kameren Davis, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Severance is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Riverdale Ridge, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Severance won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Thompson Valley at 7:00 p.m. on January 24th. Thompson Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Riverdale Ridge, they will head out on the road to challenge Resurrection Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
