Basketball Preview: Ravenscroft Ravens vs. St. David's Warriors
The Ravenscroft Ravens will face off against the St. David's Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ravenscroft is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing New Life Camp: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Ravenscroft blew New Life Camp out of the water with a 63-31 final score. The Ravens pushed the score to 49-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Storm had little chance of recovering from.
Ravenscroft's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alyssa Bullock, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Emily Virag, who went 7 for 15 en route to 19 points.
Ravenscroft smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for St. David's against Berean Baptist Academy on Friday as the team secured a 51-13 win.
Jordyn Driggers and Anna Hauser were among the main playmakers for St. David's as the former earned 12 points and the latter posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Holmes, who earned six points.
Ravenscroft pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for St. David's, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Ravenscroft came up short against St. David's when the teams last played back in November of 2022, falling 29-20. Will Ravenscroft have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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