Eagle Ridge Academy is 0-5 against Kent Denver since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Eagle Ridge Academy Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Kent Denver Sun Devils at 4:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Eagle Ridge Academy has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Kent Denver will arrive with five straight wins.
Last Tuesday, things could have been worse for Eagle Ridge Academy, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 50-34 loss to Forge Christian.
Despite the defeat, Eagle Ridge Academy saw an underclassman step up: Jaz Greenwood dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 steals. Another player making a difference was Carole Tamburino, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Kent Denver put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 72-41 win over The Academy on the road. Kent Denver pushed the score to 52-22 by the end of the third, a deficit The Academy had little chance of recovering from.
Eagle Ridge Academy has not been sharp recently as the team's lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Kent Denver, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Eagle Ridge Academy was dealt a bruising 67-24 loss at the hands of Kent Denver in their previous matchup back in January. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Eagle Ridge Academy was down 36-10.
