Preview: Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans vs. ROWVA/Williamsfield Cougars
The Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the ROWVA/Williamsfield Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 315 points over their last five games.
On Tuesday, Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] was able to grind out a solid victory over Biggsville West Central, taking the game 56-43.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Roy Sandberg out in front who scored 17 points. It was the first time this season that Sandberg scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Garrett Vincent, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-31, which was the final score in ROWVA/Williamsfield's tilt against Illini Bluffs on Saturday. While losing is never fun, ROWVA/Williamsfield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 478th, while Illini Bluffs is ranked 136th).
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-17 record this season. As for ROWVA/Williamsfield, their loss dropped their record down to 13-15.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] came out on top in a nail-biter against ROWVA/Williamsfield in their previous meeting last Saturday, sneaking past 49-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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