Riverdale and Rainier are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Riverdale Mavericks will host the Rainier Columbians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Riverdale and eight for Rainier.
Last Wednesday, Riverdale didn't have quite enough to beat Warrenton and fell 56-54.
Meanwhile, Rainier lost to Neah-Kah-Nie at home by a 63-48 margin on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Columbians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Pirates are ranked 55th).
Rainier's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Riverdale, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Riverdale beat Rainier 72-62 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does Riverdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rainier turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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