The Ridgewood Generals and the River View Black Bears will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. River View took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Ridgewood, who comes in off a win.
Ridgewood took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Millersport by a score of 46-36. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Generals were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, River View scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 72-71 to Philo. Even though they lost, the Black Bears' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 53.3 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Ridgewood will have to keep a close watch on Hayden Walters and Layton Massie, a pair of players who had a big impact on River View's prior game. Walters went 5 for 12 on his way to 20 points, while Massie posted 11 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. Those five assists gave Massie a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Laired Williamson, who put up nine points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, River View was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
River View has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Ridgewood, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Ridgewood couldn't quite finish off River View when the teams last played back in December of 2023 and fell 42-39. Can Ridgewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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