The River Hill Hawks will square off against the Atholton Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, River Hill turned things around against Oakland Mills on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 62-48 victory over the Scorpions.
Meanwhile, Atholton waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They secured a 65-61 W over the Gladiators.
River Hill better focus on containing Isaiah Johnson and Cameron Lyons as the pair were huge in Atholton's win. Johnson went 8 for 16 en route to 22 points in addition to six steals and five boards, while Lyons went 8 of 16 on his way to 24 points and four steals. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Inabinet, who posted nine points.
Atholton's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for River Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
River Hill came up short against Atholton in their previous meeting last Friday, falling 45-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Inabinet, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Now that River Hill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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