Preview: Ridgeway Roadrunners vs. Power Center Academy Knights
After three games on the road, Ridgeway is heading back home. They will take on the Power Center Academy Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ridgeway has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 383 points over their last five matches.
Ridgeway scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They walked away with an 89-78 win over Kirby. Given Ridgeway's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Cougars are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brian Carter Jr. continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. He hasn't dropped below 16 points for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Emanuel Allen, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Power Center Academy came up short against the Golden Wildcats on Tuesday and fell 54-43. Power Center Academy has not had much luck with the Golden Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Ridgeway has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Power Center Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
Ridgeway strolled past the Knights in their previous matchup back in November of 2019 by a score of 71-55. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Power Center Academy's Jamari Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Ridgeway to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
