Riverdale is 2-8 against Blackman since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Riverdale Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Blackman Blaze at 6:00 p.m. Riverdale will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Riverdale will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Siegel, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. In a tight match that could have gone either way, Riverdale made off with a 54-53 victory over Siegel. The win was all the more spectacular given the Warriors' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Stars are ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, Blackman didn't have quite enough to beat LaVergne on Monday and fell 41-39. The game marked the Blaze's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Riverdale pushed their record up to 3-13 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Blackman, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-3.
Riverdale was able to grind out a solid win over Blackman when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 51-42. Does Riverdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blackman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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