Basketball Preview: Riverdale Baptist Crusaders vs. Strake Jesuit Fighting Crusaders
The Riverdale Baptist Crusaders will challenge the Strake Jesuit Fighting Crusaders at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Riverdale Baptist has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 195 points over their last three games.
Last Thursday, Riverdale Baptist came up short against Springdale Prep and fell 79-70. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (60), the Crusaders still had to take the loss.
Despite their loss, Riverdale Baptist saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jacoby Briscoe, who earned 14 points, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Cannon Greene, who went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds.
Strake Jesuit has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They came up short against Our Lady of Good Counsel on Friday, falling 67-42. While the Fighting Crusaders didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Riverdale Baptist's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Strake Jesuit, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
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