Preview: Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans vs. Wethersfield Flying Geese
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. Having just played yesterday, they will get right back to it and host the Wethersfield Flying Geese at 7:30 p.m. on February 9th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]'s game on Thursday was all tied up 25-25 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 61-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Annawan. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] has not had much luck with Annawan recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] got a solid performance out of Garrett Vincent, who scored 16 points. Vincent has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Roy Sandberg, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Wethersfield sidestepped Monmouth United for a 55-52 win.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]'s defeat dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Wethersfield, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-14.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] might still be hurting after the 70-49 loss they got from Wethersfield in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] was down 41-20.
