Basketball Preview: Ridgeview Panthers vs. ED White Commanders
The Ridgeview Panthers will head out to take on the ED White Commanders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Ridgeview focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 11 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Ridgeview lost to North Florida Educational Institute on the road by a 58-44 margin. The Panthers were down 49-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite their loss, Ridgeview saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jamya Davis, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance also gave Davis a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Nacoya Blocton was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 15 points plus two blocks.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely ED White's strategy against Baldwin last Friday. Everything went ED White's way against Baldwin as ED White made off with a 44-24 win.
Ridgeview's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for ED White, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Ridgeview against ED White when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 62-33 win. In that contest, Ridgeview amassed a halftime lead of 32-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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