Having just played yesterday, the Riverbend Bears will get right back to it and host the Massaponax Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Riverbend's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Massaponax has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Riverbend is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Colonial Forge on Thursday. Riverbend fell 69-62 to Colonial Forge.
Meanwhile, Massaponax strolled past Stafford with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 71-53. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Indians are ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Massaponax is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Riverbend, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2.
Riverbend came up short against Massaponax when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 58-52. Can Riverbend avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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