The River Ridge Royal Knights will challenge the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If River Ridge beats Clearwater Central Catholic with 50 points on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. River Ridge took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 50-16 win over Wiregrass Ranch. Given the Royal Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Bulls are ranked 303rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Clearwater Central Catholic entered their tilt with Largo on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They breezed by the Packers to the tune of 60-26. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-14.
River Ridge better focus on containing Sophia Landen and Emme Dalhoff as the pair were huge in Clearwater Central Catholic's win. Landen went 7 of 9 from beyond the arc on her way to 25 points and eight boards, while Dalhoff almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine assists. Dalhoff is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Julia Comfort was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Clearwater Central Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Clearwater Central Catholic's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-4. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.9 points per game. As for River Ridge, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
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