Riverdale Ridge has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Severance Silver Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Riverdale Ridge suffered a rough 82-60 defeat at the hands of Palmer.
Defeat or not, Riverdale Ridge got some senior leadership from Marcus D mcfadden who scored 19 points along with 5 rebounds and Marcus Hinh who scored 17 points along with 3 steals. D mcfadden scored a full 31.7% of Riverdale Ridge's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Dylan Nieto, who scored 8 points.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 10 to 3 on the offensive boards, a fact Severance proved on Saturday. They slipped by Pueblo South 59-58. The win made it back-to-back wins for Severance.
Severance had a senior duo take command as Brady Varney dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 rebounds and Jaden Hoffman scored 20 points along with 6 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Varney has scored at least 25% of Severance's points. Damarii Wright was another key contributor, scoring 4 points along with 5 rebounds.
The wins kept both teams' perfect 2-1 season records intact.
Tuesday's matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Riverdale Ridge have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 48% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Severance struggles in that department as they've made 43% of theirs this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Riverdale Ridge came up short against Severance in their previous meeting back in January, falling 78-71. Thankfully for Riverdale Ridge, Ty Adam (who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
