The River Ridge Royal Knights will square off against the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. River Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, River Ridge humbled Gulf with a 50-23 victory. Given the Royal Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lauren Lee was her usual excellent self, going 9 of 17 on her way to 20 points along with eight rebounds and eight blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of River Ridge's points. Another player making a difference was Makayla Greene, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Wiregrass Ranch didn't have quite enough to beat Mitchell on Thursday and fell 48-46.
River Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points per game. As for Wiregrass Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
River Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Wiregrass Ranch when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 43-33. Will River Ridge repeat their success, or does Wiregrass Ranch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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