The Cane Ridge Ravens will take on the Antioch Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cane Ridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Cane Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 89-48 win over Hunters Lane. Given the Ravens' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Warriors are ranked 353rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Avyion McCleton
| 02/18/25 vs Hunters Lane | 7 |
| 01/31/25 vs Overton | 7 |
| 02/14/25 @ Hunters Lane | 6 |
| 02/04/25 vs Antioch | 6 |
| 12/06/24 @ Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet | 5 |
| + 16 more games |
Cane Ridge had a senior duo take command as Adam Clark dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten boards and Avyion McCleton posted 14 points along with seven assists and seven steals. McCleton has become a key player for Cane Ridge: the team is 12-4 when he posts at least three steals, but 2-4 otherwise. Jalen Fails was another key player, putting up ten points and six rebounds.
Cane Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Antioch came up short against Hillsboro on Monday and fell 44-33. The game marked the Bears' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Cane Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.4 points over those games. Antioch's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-8.
Cane Ridge came up short against Antioch when the teams last played on February 4th, falling 61-54. Can Cane Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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