The Ridgeview Christian Crusaders will be playing at home against the Blue Ridge Christian Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Ridgeview Christian had to suffer through a rough 54-21 loss at the hands of the Warriors. While losing is never fun, Ridgeview Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Warriors are ranked 122nd).
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge Christian's game on Saturday was all tied up 17-17 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Grace Christian by a score of 33-30. It was the first time this season that Blue Ridge Christian let down their fans at home.
Ridgeview Christian's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Blue Ridge Christian, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-2.
Ridgeview Christian might still be hurting after the 48-28 defeat they got from the Bears in their previous matchup last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Blue Ridge Christian's Callie Paradzinski, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Ridgeview Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.