Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Riverside

Argonauts

Previous Games

01/03/25 @ Irvington Preparatory Academy	63-38
12/27/24 vs Brown County	51-46
12/27/24 vs Springs Valley	67-40
12/20/24 vs Central Christian Academy	67-13
12/17/24 vs Eminence	88-25
+ 3 more games

Riverside had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.1 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They blew past Irvington Preparatory Academy 63-38. The Argonauts have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 25 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Riverside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ty Hopper, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Jase Bennett was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 10 points in addition to seven boards and four steals.

Riverside was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Irvington Preparatory Academy only racked up six assists.

Irvington Preparatory Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kase Johnson, who posted eight points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Xavier Page, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points and seven boards.

Riverside pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Irvington Preparatory Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.

Riverside has already played their next contest, a 48-38 victory against Purdue Polytechnic on the 8th. As for Irvington Preparatory Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-59 loss against Horizon Christian on the 16th.