The Riverton Hawks and the South Fork Ponies will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Riverton will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Riverton is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Meridian on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Riverton was beaten by Meridian 56-17. Riverton was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-8.
Skyler Stokes was Riverton's leading scorer, having posted six points. Stokes also led the team in assists with two. Jordyn Durham held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Fork). They came out on top against Warrensburg-Latham by a score of 56-43 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ponies.
South Fork has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Riverton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Riverton skirted past South Fork 53-50 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Does Riverton have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Fork turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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