Basketball Game Preview: Riverdale Warriors vs. Gallatin Green Wave

The Riverdale Warriors will square off against the Gallatin Green Wave at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Riverdale and six for Gallatin.

Last Tuesday, Riverdale ended up a good deal behind Blackman and lost 64-45. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Blaze are ranked 14th).

Despite their defeat, Riverdale saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Alana Waller, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 17 points, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Madison Taylor, who posted 11 points.

Meanwhile, Gallatin played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Beech and fell 53-26. The Green Wave were down 43-22 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Gallatin's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Riverdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.