The Riverton Hawks will challenge the Lewistown Indians at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Riverton has now lost 14 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 27.
Riverton is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Athens on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Riverton was outmatched by Athens and fell 57-9. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 600th, while the Warriors are ranked 219th).
Despite the loss, Riverton saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Britnee Walker posted six points.
Meanwhile, Lewistown was beaten by Elmwood 56-27 on Thursday.
Riverton will need to focus on slowing down Carsyn Braun, one of several Lewistown players who made an impact when they last played. She scored eight points. Another player making a difference was Joley McLaughlin, who had six points.
Lewistown has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-17 record this season. As for Riverton, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-24.
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