The Heritage Pride are taking a road trip to challenge the Riverside Ram at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Heritage sitting on seven straight wins and Riverside on four.
Heritage is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 65-63 victory over Atlee two weeks ago. While the Pride didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Liam Roane led the charge by going 7 for 13 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Williams, who posted seven points in addition to eight assists and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Riverside hadn't done well against John Champe recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Riverside simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat John Champe 92-47. The Ram have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 22 points or more this season.
Heritage better focus on containing Mason Ridgeway and Max Lawson as the pair were huge in Riverside's win. Ridgeway went 8 of 14 on his way to 19 points and six assists, while Lawson went 7 of 11 on his way to 17 points and three steals. The game was Ridgeway's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joell Basue, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 11 points.
Riverside was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Riverside pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.4 points per game. As for Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Heritage came up short against Riverside when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 80-67. Can Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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