River Ridge hadn't done well against Zephyrhills recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The River Ridge Royal Knights took down the Zephyrhills Bulldogs 77-58. This was payback for the Royal Knights, who suffered a 75-27 loss the last time these two teams met.
River Ridge got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jacob Yeager out in front who went 9 for 21 en route to 23 points plus six rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Yeager a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Another player making a difference was John Golden, who scored 15 points in addition to five rebounds and five blocks.
The victory made it two in a row for River Ridge and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
River Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 88-61 win against Weeki Wachee on the 21st. As for Zephyrhills, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Lakeland Christian at 7:30 p.m. on December 6th.
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