Basketball Game Preview: East Ridge Knights vs. Wildwood Wildcats

Two dominant guards in Jordan Corman and Demarius Knight are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The East Ridge Knights and the Wildwood Wildcats will face off at 8:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in East Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.

On Thursday, East Ridge earned a 61-49 victory over Umatilla. That looming 61-49 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.

East Ridge got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Joshua Joehill out in front who went 9 for 15 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds. Julian Estevaz was another key player, going 8 of 14 on his way to 17 points and six boards.

Meanwhile, Wildwood came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 48-43 W over the Celtics. The 48-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Wildwood found their leader in freshman Knight, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Traeston Armstrong, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points.

Wildwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for East Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. East Ridge hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 63.1 points per game. However, it's not like Wildwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 69.9 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

East Ridge might still be hurting after the 95-71 defeat they got from Wildwood in their previous meeting on December 2nd. Can East Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.