The Riverside Prep Silver Knights's and the University Prep Jaguars's match on Friday was close at halftime, but the Riverside Prep Silver Knights turned on the heat in the second half with 34 points. Riverside Prep was the clear victor by a 60-40 margin over University Prep. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Riverside Prep.
Riverside Prep's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lonnie DeShazier, who dropped a triple-double on 11 points, 17 rebounds, and ten assists. That's the first time this season that DeShazier posted eight or more assists. Another player making a difference was Raoul Churchill, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Riverside Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-11 record this season. As for University Prep, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Riverside Prep will face off against Hesperia Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Hesperia Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 38 on Friday. University Prep's road trip will continue as they head out to face Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy at 7:00 p.m. on January 9th.
