Basketball Game Preview: Cedar Ridge Raiders vs. Vandegrift Vipers

Cedar Ridge and Vandegrift are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Cedar Ridge Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vandegrift Vipers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cedar Ridge is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.

Last Friday, Cedar Ridge took a blow against Stony Point, falling 65-33. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 622nd, while the Tigers are ranked 21st).

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Vandegrift on Friday. They blew past McNeil 58-38. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vipers.

Cedar Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 9-18. As for Vandegrift, their victory bumped their record up to 20-9.

Things could have been worse for Cedar Ridge, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 62-45 loss to Vandegrift when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will Cedar Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.