Preview: River Ridge Knights vs. Rome Wolves
River Ridge is 8-2 against Rome since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The River Ridge Knights will stay at home for another game and welcome the Rome Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. One thing working in River Ridge's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight matches.
River Ridge can now show off 17 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Etowah 69-39 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-16.
River Ridge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sophia Pearl, who scored 22 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Allie Sweet, who scored five points along with 21 rebounds and five steals.
Rome has not done well against Sequoyah recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Rome came out on top in a nail-biter against Sequoyah and snuck past 49-46. The win made it back-to-back wins for Rome.
River Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Rome, their victory bumped their record up to 19-8.
River Ridge took their victory against Rome in their previous meeting last Tuesday by a conclusive 59-38. Does River Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rome turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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