02/04/25 vs McLoughlin | 48-45 |
02/01/25 vs Nyssa | 70-42 |
01/25/25 vs Burns | 58-55 |
01/24/25 vs Vale | 73-68 |
01/17/25 vs Umatilla | 87-78 |
+ 4 more games |
Riverside had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 48-45 win over the McLoughlin Pioneers. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Pioneers are ranked 192nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverside pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points per game. As for McLoughlin, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Riverside has already played their next contest (against Vale), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. McLoughlin will challenge Burns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps