Basketball Game Preview: Prairie View Thunderhawks vs. Riverdale Ridge Ravens

Two dominant guards in Javon Brewton and Dylan Nieto are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Prairie View Thunderhawks will be playing at home against the Riverdale Ridge Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Riverdale Ridge will be up against a hot Prairie View team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Prairie View had just enough and edged Westminster out 57-55.

Meanwhile, Riverdale Ridge posted their biggest win since December 7, 2024 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Northglenn with a sharp 76-52 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ravens.

Riverdale Ridge is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Prairie View, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-8.

Things could have been worse for Prairie View, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 70-55 loss to Riverdale Ridge in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nieto, who went 9 for 20 on his way to 27 points and six rebounds. Now that Prairie View knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.