After a string of six wins, the Riverwood Raiders's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to Pace Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
When it comes to explaining why Riverwood lost, one person who can't be blamed is Karris Bilal. Despite the final result, he scored 33 points along with six rebounds and two steals. That was a full 55% of Riverwood's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. JR Leonard was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Lamar Moore continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pace Academy, scoring 16 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of MJ Madison, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Riverwood's defeat dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Pace Academy, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Riverwood will head out on the road to face off against Dunwoody at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dunwoody will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 275th, while Riverwood is ranked 28th). As for Pace Academy, they will be playing at home against Hiram at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Hiram's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matchups.
