The Monmouth United Red Storm will be playing at home against the Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Monmouth United sitting on nine straight wins and Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] on three.
On Monday, Monmouth United narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Bushnell-Prairie City 44-41.
Meanwhile, Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] got the win against Knoxville on Monday by a conclusive 65-39. With that victory, Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] brought their scoring average up to 51.6 points per game.
Ashtin Staley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 21 points. The game was Staley's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Vincent, who scored 14 points.
Monmouth United's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], their victory ended a eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6.
Monmouth United didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 76-72 win. Will Monmouth United repeat their success, or does Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
