The Riverside Warriors will be taking part in a tournament against the Laney Buccaneers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Riverside knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Laney likes a good challenge.
On Saturday, Riverside didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Hoggard, but they still walked away with a 58-54 victory. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fifth in South Carolina, while the Vikings are ranked 35th in North Carolina) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Laney was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 43-42 to Nansemond River. The contest marked the Buccaneers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Riverside will need to focus on slowing down Kareem Anderson, one of several Laney players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Whit Lamb, who went 6-for-10 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Laney and nudges their season record down to 6-4. As for Riverside, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
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