Basketball Recap: East Lee County Piles Up the Points Against Riverdale

By Team Reports Dec 5, 2024, 10:01am

Basketball Recap: East Lee County Jaguars vs. Riverdale Raiders

A well-balanced attack led East Lee County over Riverdale in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the East Lee County Jaguars blew the Riverdale Raiders out of the water with a 52-19 final score. That's more bragging rights for the Jaguars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

East Lee County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Daniela Diaz out in front who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Amelia Bien-Aime was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 18 rebounds.

East Lee County was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverdale only posted two.

East Lee County's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4. As for Riverdale, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the East Lee County Jaguars challenge the Cypress Lake Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Lee County is facing Cypress Lake at the right time seeing as Cypress Lake is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Riverdale has already played their next contest (against East Lee County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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