The Riverbank Bruins will face off against the Valley Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Riverbank is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Amador, posting a 63-23 victory. The Bruins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 20 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They walked away with a 67-58 win over the Cougars.
Riverbank better focus on containing Gabby Jackson-Brown and Janet Donkor as the pair were huge in Valley Christian's win. Jackson-Brown posted 27 points, while Donkor earned 23 points. Donkor's evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Lydia Gunter, who put up eight points.
Riverbank is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.9 points over those games. As for Valley Christian, they pushed their record up to 19-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Riverbank was taken down by Valley Christian 68-32 when the teams last played back in December of 2016. Thankfully for Riverbank, AngelinA ContrerAs (who scored 24 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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