River Ridge is 8-2 against Sprayberry since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The River Ridge Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Sprayberry Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
River Ridge is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since February 2nd on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 79-45 victory over Creekview. With the Knights ahead 46-25 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Kyla Cantey and Makayla Roberson were among the main playmakers for River Ridge as the former went 9 for 15 en route to 21 points plus seven steals and the latter went 7 for 13 en route to 19 points plus seven rebounds and six assists. What's more, Cantey also racked up four assists, the most she's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Sophia Pearl, who went 7 for 13 en route to 18 points plus six assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, Sprayberry hadn't done well against Sequoyah recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Sprayberry walked away with a 42-32 win over Sequoyah. 42 seems to be a good number for the Yellow Jackets as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
River Ridge pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for Sprayberry, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
River Ridge ended up a good deal behind Sprayberry in their previous matchup back in January of 2020, losing 55-36. Can River Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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