Rio Vista's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-52 win over the Clifton Cubs. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 930th, while the Cubs are ranked 273rd).
Leading Rio Vista to victory were Kaiden Scott and Peyton Covey. Scott went 5 of 7 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds, while Covey posted 16 points and six steals. The dominant performance gave Scott a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Clayton Hiett, who had seven points.
The win got Rio Vista back to even at 8-8. As for Clifton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-5.
Rio Vista wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 65-55 victory against Millsap on the 28th. As for Clifton, they will head out to square off against Italy at 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
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