Two dominant guards in Javon Brewton and Dylan Nieto are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Prairie View Thunderhawks will take on the Riverdale Ridge Ravens at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Prairie View has four straight wins, Riverdale Ridge has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Prairie View didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They enjoyed a cozy 71-57 victory over Westminster on Tuesday.
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Chidiebere Akotaobi and Brewton were among the main playmakers for Prairie View as the former dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 boards and the latter went 11 of 17 on his way to 26 points and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Akotaobi a new career-high in steals (six). Another player making a difference was Daniel Dunn, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 11 points.
Prairie View smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Riverdale Ridge came up short against Mead on Wednesday and fell 67-55.
Prairie View is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for Riverdale Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Prairie View came up short against Riverdale Ridge in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, falling 64-59. Thankfully for Prairie View, Ryan Leopold (who dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten boards) 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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