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| 01/31/17 - Home | 88-61 W |
| 02/02/16 - Home | 89-46 W |
| 01/08/16 - Away | 74-55 W |
John Champe has gone 3-0 against Riverside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:15 p.m.
John Champe will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune last Friday. They were outmatched by Briar Woods and fell 57-29. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Riverside waltzed into their contest last Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They wrapped up 2024 with a 72-53 victory over the Falcons. Given the Ram's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Falcons are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
John Champe better focus on containing Mason Ridgeway and Joell Basue as the pair were huge in Riverside's win. Ridgeway went 8 for 13 on his way to 23 points and eight rebounds, while Basue went 9 of 12 on his way to 20 points. Ridgeway's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Lawson, who posted six points and nine rebounds.
Riverside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Riverside's record is now 10-1. As for John Champe, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for John Champe against Riverside in their previous meeting back in January of 2017, as the team secured an 88-61 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for John Champe since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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