Riverside has won three straight games at home, while James F. Byrnes has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Riverside Warriors will welcome the James F. Byrnes Rebels at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Riverside's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches.
Riverside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Gaffney, who was ranked eighth at the time (Riverside was ranked 25th). Riverside fell just short of Gaffney by a score of 62-60 on Tuesday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, James F. Byrnes made easy work of Boiling Springs on Tuesday and carried off a 57-33 win. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 22 points or more this season.
James F. Byrnes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-7.
Things could have been worse for Riverside, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-44 loss to James F. Byrnes in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of James F. Byrnes' Ashlyn Evans, who posted 23 points in addition to six assists and five boards. Now that Riverside knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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