The River City Raiders will take on the Bradshaw Christian The Pride in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at. One thing working in River City's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven games.
River City has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 20 points or more this season. They blew past Johnson 83-49 at home.
River City can attribute much of their success to Diego Villanueva, who scored 16 points, and Nickolas Rodriguez, who scored 16 points. Rodriguez continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tyrone Orr, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, Bradshaw Christian scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against Calaveras as Bradshaw Christian made off with a 70-46 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-18.
Bradshaw Christian had a senior duo take command as Isaac Jensen dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds and Josh O'neal scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. Those 24 points set a new season-high mark for him. Carson Fitzpatrick was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds.
River City's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Bradshaw Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. River City hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 65.4 points per game. It's a different story for Bradshaw Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 58.5 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Everything came up roses for River City against Bradshaw Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2014 as the squad secured a 64-24 victory. With River City ahead 38-17 at the half, the match was all but over already.
