River Ridge won the last time they faced Lecanto and things went their way on Friday too. The River Ridge Royal Knights came out on top against the Lecanto Panthers by a score of 44-34. Given the Royal Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Panthers are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead River Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lexi Wade, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 11 points in addition to six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Karsyn Miller, who went 5 for 10 on her way to 10 points.
Despite the loss, Lecanto saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aleena Borgus almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Those 14 points gave Borgus a new career-high.
Royal Knights
| 01/03/25 vs Lecanto | 44-34 |
| 01/02/25 vs Neumann | 41-37 |
The victory made it two in a row for River Ridge and bumps their season record up to 11-6. As for Lecanto, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.
River Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-45 win against Boone on the 4th. As for Lecanto, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 66-31 victory against Land O' Lakes on the 4th.
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