Colonial Forge is 1-9 against Riverbend since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Colonial Forge Eagles just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Riverbend Bears at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Colonial Forge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 62-26 win over Forest Park. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Bruins are ranked 348th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Riverbend, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in December of 2024. Everything went their way against Brooke Point on Tuesday as Riverbend made off with a 54-30 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-9.
Riverbend's win came from a few key players Colonial Forge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mikenzi Via, who went 6 for 9 en route to 13 points in addition to six rebounds and four blocks. Another player making a difference was Charlotte Mullinax, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 11 points and seven steals.
Riverbend was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brooke Point only posted one assist.
Riverbend has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points per game. As for Colonial Forge, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5.
Colonial Forge lost to Riverbend on the road by a decisive 59-42 margin in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Colonial Forge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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