The Riverview Pirates won the last time they faced the Grosse Ile Red Devils, and things went their way on Monday too. Riverview skirted past Grosse Ile 45-43. Given Riverview's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while Grosse Ile is ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverview's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Averi Westbay led the charge by scoring 13 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Westbay has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Poe, who scored 12 points along with six steals.
Riverview is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Grosse Ile, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
Riverview will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Milan at 7:00 p.m. Milan is coming into the match with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Riverview will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Grosse Ile, they will challenge Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grosse Ile is facing Jefferson at the right time seeing as Jefferson is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
