Basketball Game Preview: Riverside Ram vs. James Wood Colonels

The Riverside Ram and the James Wood Colonels will compete for holiday cheer at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Riverside will be strutting in after a victory while James Wood will be coming in after a loss.

Last Wednesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Riverside beat Patriot 41-36.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, James Wood's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They lost to Clarke County on the road by a 59-42 margin. The Colonels were down 53-32 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Riverside will have to contain Josie Russell as she made an impact in James Wood's last game. She dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 boards. That was a full 54.8% of James Wood's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Claire Snell, who had four points.

James Wood's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Riverside, they picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 2-3.

Riverside was dealt a bruising 71-44 loss at the hands of James Wood when the teams last played back in December of 2019. Will Riverside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.