The Grace Christian Patriots are taking a road trip to take on the Riverview Academy of Math and Science Barracudas at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Riverview Academy of Math and Science is hoping to do what Land O' Lakes Christian couldn't on Monday: put an end to Grace Christian's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Grace Christian claimed a resounding 80-29 win over Land O' Lakes Christian. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 31 points or more this season.
Mark Dudley was his usual excellent self, earning 18 points. The contest was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. Griffin Miller was another key player, posting 13 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverview Academy of Math and Science). They really took it to Pepin Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-12 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 50-11.
Riverview Academy of Math and Science found their leader in freshman Caden Cook, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Cook is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Kennedy - Coston, who posted 11 points.
Riverview Academy of Math and Science was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Grace Christian's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Riverview Academy of Math and Science, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Grace Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 68.5 points per game. However, it's not like Riverview Academy of Math and Science struggles in that department as they've been averaging 58.7. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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