River View and James Monroe are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The River View Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the James Monroe Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely River View's strategy against Montcalm on Tuesday. Everything went River View's way against Montcalm as River View made off with a 51-27 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for River View.
Kaylee Blankenship continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 12 points along with eight assists and seven steals. She has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. Abigail Pruitt was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, James Monroe scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 97-30 win over Mount View at home. The win was nothing new for James Monroe as they're now sitting on three straight.
James Monroe's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Maggie Boroski, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Boroski has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Mya Dunlap, who scored 20 points along with six steals.
River View has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for James Monroe, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: River View have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 40.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like James Monroe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.5 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
River View was dealt a bruising 78-46 loss at the hands of James Monroe in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can River View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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