Riverside and Nyssa are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Riverside Pirates will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Nyssa Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Riverside has seven straight victories, Nyssa has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Riverside is headed into the match having just posted their closest win since February 3, 2024 on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Burns out 58-55.
Meanwhile, Nyssa was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 34-33 to McLoughlin. The contest marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Riverside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points per game. As for Nyssa, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Riverside took their victory against Nyssa in their previous meeting on January 11th by a conclusive 80-55. Does Riverside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nyssa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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