Ridgevue is 0-10 against Bishop Kelly since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ridgevue Warhawks will square off against the Bishop Kelly Knights at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in Ridgevue's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 contests.
Last Tuesday, Ridgevue didn't have too much trouble with Vallivue at home as they won 71-53.
Ridgevue's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tucker Tiddens, who scored 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaimana Nielson, who scored 18 points.
Meanwhile, Bishop Kelly came tearing into Tuesday's contest with 13 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 61-48 win over Columbia. Given Bishop Kelly's advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Columbia is ranked 83rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ridgevue's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points per game. As for Bishop Kelly, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.
Ridgevue came up short against Bishop Kelly when the teams last played last Wednesday, falling 66-56. Can Ridgevue avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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