Riverside lost against Covington back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Riverside Pirates lost to the Covington Buccs at home by a 52-37 margin. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 548th, while the Buccs are ranked 138th).
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Avery Perk, who posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Emilee Robinson, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Riverside and nudges their season record down to 4-7. As for Covington, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Riverside will face off against Milton-Union at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Covington, they will square off against Miami East at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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