Basketball Game Preview: Ridgevue Warhawks vs. Owyhee Storm

The Ridgevue Warhawks will take on the Owyhee Storm at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Ridgevue is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked 16th at the time (Ridgevue was ranked 25th). Ridgevue sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 57-54 victory over Centennial on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Warhawks have posted since January 16th.

Tucker Tiddens

Points

02/15/25 @ Centennial	32
01/24/25 vs Rocky Mountain	31
11/30/24 vs Canyon Ridge	26
01/03/25 vs Mead	24
01/21/25 @ Boise	22
+ 16 more games

It was another big night for Tucker Tiddens, who posted 32 points. He has become a key player for Ridgevue: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 25 points, but 8-11 otherwise. Kaimana Nielson was another key player, putting up nine points.

Meanwhile, Owyhee came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Grizzlies 73-42. The Storm have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.

Owyhee pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.9 points over those games. As for Ridgevue, their win bumped their record up to 10-12.

Ridgevue came up short against Owyhee in their previous matchup back in January, falling 58-45. Can Ridgevue avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.