Preview: Riverdale Raiders vs. Ida Baker Bulldogs
The Riverdale Raiders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ida Baker Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on January 18th. One thing working in Riverdale's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches.
Riverdale pushed their score all the way to 59 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 72-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Riverview Sarasota. While losing is never fun, Riverdale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while Riverview Sarasota is ranked 186th).
Ida Baker suffered their biggest loss since December 5, 2023 on Thursday. They had to suffer through a rough 67-34 loss at the hands of Parrish Community. Ida Baker was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-15.
Riverdale now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Ida Baker, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-11.
Everything came up roses for Riverdale against Ida Baker when the teams last played back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 87-35 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverdale since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
