The Ridge Christian Academy Eagles will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Vanguard Panthers at 6:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Florida (Ridge Christian Academy is ranked 772nd, while Vanguard is ranked 748th).
Ridge Christian Academy proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 21) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hillsborough Baptist and snuck past 31-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Ridge Christian Academy has posted yet this season.
Ridge Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Daniel Garrido, who scored ten points, and Kurtis Colon, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Vanguard, who are still winless after their seventh match. They were outmatched by Fort Meade at home and fell 68-32. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Vanguard in their matchups with Fort Meade: they've now lost four in a row.
Ridge Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-9 record this season. As for Vanguard, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.