Riverside unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost to the College Place Hawks at home by a 44-28 margin on Wednesday. The Pirates were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hawks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2017.
When it comes to explaining why Riverside lost, don't look at Justien Tido. Despite the final result, she scored 11 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Abrianna Lomeli, who earned five points.
Riverside will be playing in front of their home fans against Columbia at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for College Place, they will square off against McLoughlin at 5:45 p.m. on Friday.
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