The River Ridge Royal Knights will challenge the Hudson Cobras at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (River Ridge has three straight wins, Hudson has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Hudson heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when River Ridge took over last week. River Ridge took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging an 88-61 victory over Weeki Wachee.
Jacob Yeager and John Golden were among the main playmakers for River Ridge as the former went 12 for 19 en route to 33 points plus five assists and four blocks and the latter dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. The matchup was Yeager's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Adams, who posted six points plus five assists and five rebounds.
River Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Weeki Wachee only racked up 12.
Meanwhile, a win for Hudson just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 74-35 loss at the hands of Fivay. The Cobras were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-24.
The losing side was boosted by Tristan Fevriette, who earned ten points. Kalan Schroder was another key player, earning five points.
Hudson's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for River Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: River Ridge hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 83.3 points per game. It's a different story for Hudson, though, as they've been averaging only 36.7. The only thing between River Ridge and another offensive beatdown is Hudson. Will they be able to keep them contained?
River Ridge couldn't quite finish off Hudson when the teams last played back in November of 2023 and fell 49-47. Thankfully for River Ridge, Tejacion Chapman (who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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