The River Ridge Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Silas Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, River Ridge came up short against Lincoln and fell 70-63. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Abes are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Silas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 68-64 heartbreaker at the hands of Timberline. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (55), the Rams still had to take the loss.
Silas' defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for River Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
River Ridge came up short against Silas in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 69-58. Can River Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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