East Lee County and Riverdale are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The East Lee County Jaguars just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Riverdale Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Lee County is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Cape Coral on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Lee County had to suffer through a 69-32 loss at the hands of Cape Coral. The Jaguars have struggled against the Seahawks recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Riverdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Fort Myers, falling 61-13. The Raiders were down 56-11 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Dubose Raniyah was Riverdale's leading scorer, having posted six points.
Neveah Polanco held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
East Lee County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Riverdale, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for East Lee County against Riverdale in their previous matchup last Monday, as the team secured a 55-14 win. In that match, East Lee County amassed a halftime lead of 24-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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