Fletcher is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Ridgeview is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Both will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fletcher picked up another tournament win on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 41-39 win over Oakleaf. Given the Senators' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Knights are ranked 236th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ridgeview beat ED White 60-53 on Friday.
Fletcher better focus on containing Narissa Blocton and Nacoya Blocton as the pair were huge in Ridgeview's win. Narissa went 8 of 17 on her way to 30 points and five steals, while Nacoya went 7 of 14 on her way to 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Those 30 points gave Narissa a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Rayes, who posted six points.
Fletcher has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Ridgeview, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Fletcher was taken down by Ridgeview 66-18 in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fletcher was down 40-12.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
