The Blue Ridge Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Riverside Vikings at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Ridge is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Two weeks ago, Blue Ridge ended up a good deal behind Mountain View and lost 45-27. While losing is never fun, Blue Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 579th, while Mountain View is ranked 239th).
Meanwhile, Riverside earned a 48-37 victory over Mid Valley on Friday. The win was just what Riverside needed coming off of a 47-19 loss in their prior game.
Blue Ridge's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Riverside, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Blue Ridge, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-39 loss to Riverside in their previous matchup back in January. Can Blue Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
