Colonial Forge and Riverbend are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Colonial Forge Eagles will head out to take on the Riverbend Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Colonial Forge took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Mountain View 60-31. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Riverbend had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Wolverines by a score of 54-47. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Wolverines are ranked 309th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverbend's victory bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Colonial Forge, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Colonial Forge beat Riverbend 69-62 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colonial Forge since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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