The Riverside Warriors and the Legacy Early College Lions will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Riverside is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since January 14th on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 61-59 win over J.L. Mann. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Patriots are ranked 83rd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Legacy Early College entered their tilt with West on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They strolled past the Rebels with points to spare, taking the game 66-51. While the Lions didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Riverside's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Legacy Early College, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
Everything came up roses for Riverside against Legacy Early College in their previous matchup back in November, as the team secured an 81-42 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Lions' Lance Barnes, who went 7-for-12 en route to 16 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Warriors still be able to contain Barnes? There's only one way to find out.
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