Preview: River Ridge Knights vs. Tift County Blue Devils
The River Ridge Knights will head out on the road to take on the Tift County Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with River Ridge sitting on 17 straight victories and Tift County on seven.
River Ridge had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They enjoyed a cozy 71-56 win over New Manchester on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
River Ridge relied on the efforts of Sophia Pearl, who scored 26 points, and Allie Sweet, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 23 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sweet has scored all season. Kayla Cleaveland was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Tift County stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 65-37 win over Glynn Academy. Tift County pushed the score to 57-27 by the end of the third, a deficit Glynn Academy cut but never quite recovered from.
River Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 25-4. As for Tift County, their victory was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-4.
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