Two dominant guards in Julian Stadelman and Braden Bennett are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Warren Warriors just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the River Valley Raiders at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Warren has three straight wins, River Valley has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Warren beats River Valley with 67 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Warren was the clear victor by a 67-46 margin over Williamstown on Friday.
Meanwhile, River Valley came up short against Wellston on Tuesday and fell 59-51. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly eight points.
Warren will have to keep a close watch on Bennett and Jansyn Smith, a pair of players who had a big impact on River Valley's prior game. Bennett went 7 of 16 en route to 17 points along with five boards and four steals, while Smith posted 14 points. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Burns, who had 12 points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, River Valley 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 eight offensive boards in seven consecutive matchups.
Warren pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for River Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
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