Riverside lost against Bethel back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Riverside Pirates fell 52-43 to the Bethel Bees. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 703rd, while the Bees are ranked 276th).
Bethel got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Michael Halleg out in front who posted 13 points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Cameron Ahrens, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Riverside and nudges their season record down to 3-10. As for Bethel, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-4.
Riverside didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 79-72 defeat against Arcanum on the 18th. As for Bethel, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 55-46 win against Covington on the 21st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
