Riverbend is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Riverside is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Riverbend Bears will host the Riverside Ram at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Riverbend is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They skirted past Potomac Falls 43-40. The 43-point effort marked the Bears' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Riverside and Stone Bridge, and Riverside kept the tradition alive. Riverside strolled past Stone Bridge with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 85-67. The victory continues a trend for the Ram in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won eight in a row.
Riverbend better focus on containing Mason Ridgeway and Max Lawson as the pair were huge in Riverside's win. Ridgeway dropped a double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds, while Lawson went 8-for-12 on his way to 21 points in addition to six assists and four steals. Those 13 boards gave Ridgeway a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brady Peterson, who dropped 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 games.
Riverbend has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. Riverside's win bumped their record up to 25-1.
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