The Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] Wolverines will square off against the Providence Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] sitting on 11 straight wins and Providence Academy on 34 (dating back to last season).
Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Mountain Iron-Buhl, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia]'s way against Mountain Iron-Buhl on Monday as Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] made off with a 68-47 victory. The Wolverines have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Providence Academy was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Hill-Murray 96-55. The Lions are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the 16th contest they've won by 20+ points this season.
Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] better keep an eye on Maddyn Greenway. She was instrumental in Providence Academy's win, dropping a triple-double with 34 points, 11 boards, and 16 assists. That makes it six consecutive games in which Greenway has scored at least a third of Providence Academy's points. Hope Counts was another key player, dropping a double-double with 16 points and 20 rebounds.
Providence Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 26 assists in four consecutive matches.
Providence Academy's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 50.7 points. As for Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia], their record is now 22-4.
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