Riverton has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 42-40 heartbreaker at the hands of the Williamsville Bullets. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Bullets are ranked 26th).
Blake Shoufler continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Williamsville, going 8 for 14 en route to 25 points. That's the most points Shoufler has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Carson Doran, who posted eight points.
Riverton's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-3. As for Williamsville, they pushed their record up to 18-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Riverton will challenge Auburn at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Auburn will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Riverton surely won't give up without a fight. As for Williamsville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-59 victory against Chicago Hope Academy on the 25th.
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