Basketball Preview: Riverdale Raiders vs. East Lee County Jaguars
Riverdale and East Lee County are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The two teams will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Riverdale is looking for their season's first victory.
East Lee County is facing Riverdale at the wrong time: Riverdale suffered their first home loss of the season on Monday and they're likely out for redemption. They had to suffer through a 61-13 loss at the hands of the Green Wave. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-9.
Dubose Raniyah was Riverdale's leading scorer, having posted six points.
Neveah Polanco held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, East Lee County entered their match against Cape Coral on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. East Lee County was beaten by Cape Coral 69-32. The defeat continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Seahawks: they've now lost eight in a row.
Riverdale's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for East Lee County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Riverdale was dealt a bruising 55-14 loss at the hands of East Lee County when the teams last played last Monday. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Riverdale was down 24-2.
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