The Riverdale Baptist Crusaders just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Frederick Cadets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Riverdale Baptist is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Paul VI, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Riverdale Baptist was ranked seventh). Riverdale Baptist fell just short of Paul VI by a score of 62-59 on Monday. The Crusaders have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Za'Hria Higginbotham, who posted 28 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Timms, who scored 17 points.
Meanwhile, Frederick had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Oakdale, sneaking past 51-48.
Frederick pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Riverdale Baptist, their loss dropped their record down to 21-11.
Riverdale Baptist strolled past Frederick in their previous meeting back in December of 2019 by a score of 60-46. Will Riverdale Baptist repeat their success, or does Frederick have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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