The Riverdale Rebels will face off against the West Jefferson Buccaneers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Riverdale has four straight victories, West Jefferson has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Riverdale will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Benjamin Franklin, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Riverdale breezed by Benjamin Franklin to the tune of 50-16 on Monday. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, West Jefferson ended up a good deal behind East Jefferson on Wednesday and lost 48-32. The Buccaneers were down 44-15 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Riverdale will have to keep a close watch on Savannah Washington and Monica Jeune, a pair of players who had a big impact on West Jefferson's prior game. Washington posted 11 points, while Jeune put up four points. MacKenzie Nickerson also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Riverdale is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for West Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-18.
Riverdale was able to grind out a solid win over West Jefferson in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 53-42. Does Riverdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Jefferson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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