The Melrose Golden Wildcats will take on the Ridgeway Roadrunners at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Melrose has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Ridgeway will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Melrose came up short against Power Center Academy and fell 63-51.
Meanwhile, Ridgeway slipped by Kirby 76-75 on Tuesday.
Melrose better keep an eye on Marjavis Chandler. He was instrumental in Ridgeway's win, going 10 for 20 on his way to 27 points along with eight boards and four steals. Chandler's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Kayin Mitchell was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Ridgeway smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 8.4 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.1.
Ridgeway has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points per game. As for Melrose, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Melrose suffered a grim 57-34 defeat to Ridgeway in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ridgeway's Jayden Williams, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Melrose knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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