It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Riverside ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They secured a 70-66 W over the Mayfield Wildcats. Given the Beavers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Wildcats are ranked 527th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Leading Riverside to victory were Colin Durkin and Drew Brown. Durkin went 7 for 14 en route to 22 points, while Brown dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards. The dominant performance also gave Brown a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Ashton Montgomery, who posted eight points.
Mayfield lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Angelo Newman, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 17 points and eight rebounds. Aarav Ganore was another key player, going 6 for 9 en route to 15 points.
The victory (which was Riverside's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Mayfield, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Riverside didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-54 win against Hudson on the 8th. Mayfield has also already played their next matchup, a 58-51 victory against South on the 14th.
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