Preview: Tift County Blue Devils vs. River Ridge Knights
Tift County is on a 24-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while River Ridge is on a 18-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Tift County Blue Devils will take on the River Ridge Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Tift County walked away with it. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 65-37 victory over the Terrors. Tift County has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but River Ridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They took down New Manchester 71-56. Given River Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while New Manchester is ranked 29th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
River Ridge can attribute much of their success to Sophia Pearl, who scored 26 points, and Allie Sweet, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 23 rebounds. Sweet is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last 20 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Cleaveland, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Tift County is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for River Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 25-4.
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