Riverside won the last time they faced Briar Woods and things went their way on Saturday too. The Riverside Ram took down the Briar Woods Falcons 72-53. Given the Ram's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Falcons are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverside was led to victory by Mason Ridgeway and Joell Basue. Ridgeway went 8 of 13 on his way to 23 points and eight rebounds, while Basue went 9 of 12 on his way to 20 points. Ridgeway continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Lawson, who posted six points and nine rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Briar Woods lost, don't look at Patrick Fraim. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Fraim a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Devon Pettibone, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.
Ram
| 12/28/24 vs Briar Woods | 72-53 |
| 12/27/24 vs Parkside | 75-60 |
| 12/26/24 vs Langley | 87-61 |
The victory (which was Riverside's third in a row) raised their record to 10-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.0 points per game. As for Briar Woods, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Riverside didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 92-47 win against John Champe on the 8th. After both having extra time off, Briar Woods and Woodgrove will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on January 10th. Briar Woods is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season.
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