Basketball Preview: Rickards Raiders vs. Fort Walton Beach Vikings
The Rickards Raiders will take on the Fort Walton Beach Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fort Walton Beach took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Rickards, who comes in off a win.
Rickards will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 53-point they dealt FAMU DRS on Friday. Rickards blew past FAMU DRS 62-9.
Rickards found their leader in sophomore Kindal Harrell, who went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Harrell a new career-high in threes (four). Another player making a difference was Jariyah Jordan, who earned six points plus eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Fort Walton Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of South Walton by a score of 52-50.
Rickards' win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Fort Walton Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Rickards beat Fort Walton Beach 45-34 when the teams last played back in February. Will Rickards repeat their success, or does Fort Walton Beach have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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