Basketball Recap: Riverview Sarasota Takes Down Sarasota in a Playoff Battle

Rams

Margin (Wins)

01/29/25 vs Lennard	72
01/24/25 vs Berkeley Prep	50
01/09/25 vs Boca Ciega	46
01/15/25 vs Riverview	43
12/18/24 @ Lehigh	39

It's playoff time, and Riverview Sarasota had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the Sarasota Sailors on Thursday as the Riverview Sarasota Rams made off with a 73-52 victory. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 20 points or more this season.

Riverview Sarasota found their leader in sophomore Taylor Davidson, who posted 16 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. That's the most steals Davidson has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kyrsten Montas, who put up nine points and five steals.

Riverview Sarasota has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Sarasota, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.

As of now, neither Riverview Sarasota nor Sarasota have any future games scheduled.