On Monday, the Riverside Panthers opened the new year with a less-than-successful 50-41 defeat to the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 420th, while the Chargers are ranked 89th).
Riverside has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Riverside will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Ellwood City at 6:00 p.m. on January 20th. As for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, they will host New Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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