Riverside had lost three games at home, but after bumping their record up to 3-5 on Friday that streak is in the rearview. They secured a 77-71 W over the Briar Woods Falcons. The Ram pushed the score to 65-45 by the end of the third, a deficit the Falcons cut but never quite recovered from.
Max Lawson
| 12/19/25 vs Briar Woods | 24 |
| 12/17/25 vs South Lakes | 24 |
| 12/15/25 vs Stone Bridge | 27 |
| 12/12/25 vs Tuscarora | 25 |
| 12/10/25 vs John Champe | 17 |
| + 4 more games |
It was another big night for Max Lawson, who went 8-for-16 to rack up 24 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. His evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Balmeet Sandhu, who posted 12 points and eight boards.
As for Briar Woods, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (58), they still had to take the loss.
Briar Woods' loss came despite strong showings from Devon Pettibone and Finn Gardner. Pettibone shot 5-for-9 from long range and dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Gardner shot 54% from the field en route to 21 points. Gardner continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Cam Tracey was another key player, putting up eight points along with seven boards and three steals.
Riverside didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 66-53 loss against Yorktown on the 20th. As for Briar Woods, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 69-54 defeat against Handley on the 22nd.
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