River Ridge is 0-3 against Lecanto since January of 2020 but things could change on Wednesday. The River Ridge Royal Knights will look to defend their home court against the Lecanto Panthers at 7:30 p.m. River Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 73.8 points per game this season.
River Ridge had been on a 12-game streak of scoring at least 55 points, but East Lake put an end to it on Friday. River Ridge took a blow against East Lake, falling 73-30. The game marked the Royal Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Dareal King put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted eight points and five rebounds. Kolten Casarez was another key player, putting up six points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Lecanto against Hernando on Tuesday as the squad secured a 78-29 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Lecanto's victory bumped their record up to 17-2. As for River Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
River Ridge was taken down by Lecanto 85-34 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lecanto's JT Tipton, who went 10 of 14 on his way to 26 points in addition to seven assists and six steals. Now that River Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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