Preview: Riverdale Baptist Crusaders vs. Monsignor Scanlan Crusaders
The Riverdale Baptist Crusaders will face off against the Monsignor Scanlan Crusaders at 7:20 p.m. on Friday. Riverdale Baptist has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 506 points over their last seven games.
Riverdale Baptist has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 35 points or more this season. They beat Dunbar on Tuesday by the very same score they won with last week: 72-26. With Riverdale Baptist ahead 35-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Riverdale Baptist can attribute much of their success to Janiya Ennis, who scored 20 points along with 4 steals. Another player making a difference was Taylor Timms, who scored 16 points along with 5 steals.
Meanwhile, Monsignor Scanlan's and Holy Cross' game on Friday was close at halftime, but Monsignor Scanlan turned on the heat in the second half with 51 points. Everything went Monsignor Scanlan's way against Holy Cross as Monsignor Scanlan made off with a 68-46 victory.
Riverdale Baptist's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Monsignor Scanlan, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Everything went Riverdale Baptist's way against Monsignor Scanlan in their previous meeting back in February of 2019 as Riverdale Baptist made off with a 77-53 win. Does Riverdale Baptist have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monsignor Scanlan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
