The Riverside Ram will head out on the road to challenge the Riverbend Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Riverside's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 18 matchups.
Riverside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They took down Stone Bridge 85-67. The Ram have beaten the Bulldogs the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Bulldogs has come to flipping the script.
Mason Ridgeway
| 02/26/25 vs Stone Bridge | 13 |
| 12/27/24 vs Parkside | 11 |
| 01/30/25 @ Briar Woods | 10 |
| 12/28/24 vs Briar Woods | 8 |
| 02/21/25 vs Potomac Falls | 7 |
Riverside can attribute much of their success to Mason Ridgeway, who dropped a double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds, and Max Lawson, who went 8-for-12 to rack up 21 points along with six assists and four steals. Those 13 boards gave Ridgeway a new career-high. Brady Peterson was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds.
Riverside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Riverbend, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 43-40 victory over Potomac Falls on Wednesday. The 43-point effort marked the Bears' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Riverside pushed their record up to 25-1 with the win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Riverbend, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
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