If Rio Vista was feeling good fresh off their 77-41 takedown of Blooming Grove last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rio Vista Eagles fell 60-52 to the Whitney Wildcats on Monday. The Eagles have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Rio Vista saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Peyton Covey went 6 for 15 en route to 17 points. The dominant performance also gave Covey a new career-high in threes (three). Another player making a difference was Kaiden Scott, who had nine points.
Rio Vista's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Whitney, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Rio Vista will face off against Keene at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Whitney has already played their next match, a 43-29 loss against Godley on the 26th.
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