Lightridge lost against Riverside back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Lightridge Bolts took a blow against the Riverside Ram, falling 87-58. While losing is never fun, the Bolts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Ram are ranked 15th).
Leading Riverside to victory were Mason Ridgeway and Max Lawson. Ridgeway went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc en route to 37 points along with five boards and three steals, while Lawson went 8 for 10 on his way to 22 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Ridgeway's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Ntiamoah, who posted six points.
Lightridge's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Riverside, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 15-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lightridge will challenge Briar Woods at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Riverside, they will square off against Independence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverside knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Independence likes a good challenge.
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