Basketball Game Preview: East Ridge Raptors vs. Irondale Knights

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Previous Games

02/13/24 - Home	89-57 W
01/10/24 - Away	85-32 W
02/02/23 - Away	66-43 W
12/16/22 - Home	75-66 W
02/03/22 - Home	54-40 W
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East Ridge has gone 10-0 against Irondale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East Ridge Raptors will be playing at home against the Irondale Knights at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Tuesday, East Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Park, taking the game 80-72. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raptors.

Meanwhile, Irondale suffered their closest loss since December 19, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Stillwater by a score of 58-55. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Ponies recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

East Ridge will need focus on slowing down Jake Dedominces, one of several Irondale players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 17 on his way to 17 points. The matchup was Dedominces' 19th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Cramble, who posted eight points in addition to seven rebounds and seven blocks.

Irondale's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for East Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.

Everything came up roses for East Ridge against Irondale in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured an 89-57 victory. In that contest, East Ridge amassed a halftime lead of 55-25, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.