Basketball Preview: Riverside Generals vs. Fleming Island Golden Eagles
Riverside and Fleming Island are an even 3-3 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Riverside Generals will take on the Fleming Island Golden Eagles in a tournament on Thursday.
Riverside is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Andrew Jackson on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Riverside took a blow against Andrew Jackson, falling 72-43. The Generals haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Fleming Island entered their tilt with ED White on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victor by a 60-38 margin over the Commanders. The Golden Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 22 points or more this season.
Fleming Island found their leader in sophomore Carson Crawford, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ayden Greenidge, who earned eight points in addition to six rebounds and two steals.
Fleming Island was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as ED White only racked up eight.
Riverside now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Fleming Island, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Riverside didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Fleming Island when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 74-70 victory. Will Riverside repeat their success, or does Fleming Island have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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