The Meridian Warriors will square off against the Ridgevue Warhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meridian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Ridgevue likes a good challenge.
Ridgevue is facing Meridian at the wrong time: Meridian suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 74-59 bruising from the Storm. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Storm are ranked second).
Ridgevue has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 56-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kuna on Tuesday. The game marked the Warhawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Loss or not, Ridgevue got some senior leadership from Javonte Boles and Tucker Tiddens. Boles posted 16 points, while Tiddens scored 14 points. Luke Kurtin was another key player, putting up nine points.
Ridgevue's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4. As for Meridian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Everything came up roses for Meridian against Ridgevue in their previous matchup back in November of 2017, as the team secured a 76-46 win. Does Meridian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ridgevue turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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