Vandegrift and Cedar Ridge are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Vandegrift Vipers will square off against the Cedar Ridge Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vandegrift will be strutting in after a victory while Cedar Ridge will be coming in after a defeat.
Vandegrift will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 20-point drubbing they dealt McNeil on Friday. Vandegrift was the clear victor by a 58-38 margin over McNeil. Given the Vipers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Mavericks are ranked 847th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cedar Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against Stony Point, falling 65-33.
Vandegrift's win bumped their record up to 20-9. As for Cedar Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-18.
Vandegrift strolled past Cedar Ridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 62-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vandegrift since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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