The Capital Golden Eagles will head out to take on the Ridgevue Warhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Capital is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Eagle, who was ranked 18th at the time (Capital was ranked tenth). Capital put the hurt on Eagle with a sharp 82-59 win on Friday. The Golden Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ridgevue was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 70-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rocky Mountain.
Loss or not, Ridgevue got some senior leadership from Tucker Tiddens and Javonte Boles. Tiddens posted 31 points, while Boles had 20 points. That was a full 50% of Ridgevue's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Ridgevue's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Capital, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
Capital was able to grind out a solid win over Ridgevue in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 76-68. Will Capital repeat their success, or does Ridgevue have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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