Riverside is 4-0 against Lightridge since January of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Riverside Ram will be playing at home against the Lightridge Bolts at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Riverside has seven straight wins, Lightridge has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Riverside will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Potomac Falls, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Riverside had just enough and edged Potomac Falls out 75-73. Given the Ram's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Panthers are ranked 63rd), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mason Ridgeway
| 01/16/25 @ Potomac Falls | 26 |
| 01/13/25 vs Briar Woods | 17 |
| 01/10/25 vs Heritage | 22 |
| 01/08/25 vs John Champe | 19 |
| 12/28/24 vs Briar Woods | 23 |
Riverside got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mason Ridgeway out in front who went 9 for 18 en route to 26 points and six rebounds. Ridgeway's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Joell Basue, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards.
Riverside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lightridge came up short against Independence on Thursday and fell 72-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (60), the Bolts still had to take the loss.
Riverside pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.5 points per game. As for Lightridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Riverside took their victory against Lightridge in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 72-50. Will Riverside repeat their success, or does Lightridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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