Preview: Severance Silver Knights vs. Riverdale Ridge Ravens
Severance has played every game this season on their home court, but they'll have to hit the road on Tuesday. They will square off against the Riverdale Ridge Ravens at 12:00 p.m. Severance will be strutting in after a victory while Riverdale Ridge will be coming in after a defeat.
Even though Pueblo South scored an imposing 58 points on Saturday, Severance still came out on top. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Severance made off with a 59-58 win over Pueblo South. Winning is a bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 10 to 3 on the offensive boards, as Severance did.
Severance's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jaden Hoffman, who scored 20 points along with 6 rebounds, and Brady Varney, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Varney has scored at least 25% of Severance's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Damarii Wright, who scored 4 points along with 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Riverdale Ridge pushed their score all the way to 60 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their tough 82-60 defeat to Palmer might stick with them for a while.
Despite the defeat, Riverdale Ridge had strong showings from Marcus D mcfadden, who scored 19 points along with 5 rebounds, and Marcus Hinh, who scored 17 points along with 3 steals. The matchup was D mcfadden's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Dylan Nieto, who scored 8 points.
Severance's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Riverdale Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-1.
Severance was able to grind out a solid victory over Riverdale Ridge in their previous matchup back in January, winning 78-71. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Riverdale Ridge's Ryan Leopold, who scored 24 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Severance to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
