Two dominant guards in Nate Barillas-Freeman and Bodey Weaver are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Ryan Raiders will be playing at home against the Colleyville Heritage Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Ryan was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 65-60 to Grapevine. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Colleyville Heritage ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged Denton out 65-62.
Colleyville Heritage's win came from a few key players Ryan will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cash Gardner, who went 10 for 17 en route to 28 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was D?Mauri Evans, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 18 points.
Colleyville Heritage pushed their record up to 14-13 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Ryan, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-20.
Ryan came up short against Colleyville Heritage in their previous matchup on January 3rd, falling 64-59. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Weaver, who went 9 for 19 en route to 24 points in addition to six assists and three steals. Now that Ryan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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