The South Rebels will head out to challenge the Riverside Beavers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Wednesday, South was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 61-55 to Perry.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Riverside, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top against Chardon by a score of 76-66 on Tuesday. Given the Beavers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 634th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverside's victory bumped their record up to 14-6. As for South, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
South came up short against Riverside in their previous meeting back in January, falling 65-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Riverside's Drew Brown, who went 7-for-10 en route to 16 points along with six boards and five assists. Now that South knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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