Riverview Sarasota is 8-2 against Booker since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Riverview Sarasota Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Booker Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Monday, Riverview Sarasota beat Riverdale 72-59. Given Riverview Sarasota's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while Riverdale is ranked 432nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverview Sarasota got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jeremiah Dawson out in front who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds. Jayden Dudash was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Booker strolled past Imagine School at North Port with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 59-43. The win made it back-to-back wins for Booker.
Jovan Palavra continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Booker's points.
Riverview Sarasota has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Booker, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Riverview Sarasota came out on top in a nail-biter against Booker in their previous meeting last Monday, sneaking past 56-53. Does Riverview Sarasota have another victory up their sleeve, or will Booker turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
