The Ridgeway Roadrunners will head out on the road to face off against the David Crockett Pioneers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Ridgeway sitting on 19 straight wins and David Crockett on six.
Ridgeway can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Bolivar Central with a sharp 66-46 victory.
Ridgeway's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emanuel Allen, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. Allen has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last 19 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Carter Jr., who scored 13 points along with five steals.
David Crockett only won by three when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 45-point they dealt Union County last Monday. David Crockett took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 63-18 win over Union County. Given David Crockett's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while Union County is ranked 245th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ridgeway pushed their record up to 25-5 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for David Crockett, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
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