The Shadle Park Highlanders and the Riverside Rams will round out the year against one another at at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Shadle Park is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Ridgeline on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Shadle Park was beaten by Ridgeline 69-25. The Highlanders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-14.
Meanwhile, Riverside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting West Valley an easy 58-32 victory. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Eagles are ranked 112th).
Shadle Park's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Shadle Park beat Riverside 51-39 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Shadle Park repeat their success, or does Riverside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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