Basketball Game Preview: Riverdale Rams vs. Annawan Braves/Bravettes
By Team Reports
Jan 12, 2025, 2:25am
Basketball Preview: Riverdale Rams vs. Annawan Braves/Bravettes
The Riverdale Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Annawan Braves/Bravettes at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Annawan is hoping to do what Mercer County couldn't on Friday: put an end to Riverdale's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Riverdale claimed a resounding 66-37 win over Mercer County. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 450th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Annawan's strategy against Biggsville West Central on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Annawan blew Biggsville West Central out of the water with a 67-36 final score. The Braves/Bravettes pushed the score to 53-31 by the end of the third, a deficit the Heat had little chance of recovering from.
Annawan's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points per game. As for Riverdale, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
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