The Peninsula Seahawks will take on the River Ridge Hawks in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Peninsula will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Capital, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Peninsula walked away with a 48-41 victory over Capital on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Seahawks.
Meanwhile, River Ridge had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Lakes by a score of 77-70 on Monday.
Peninsula better keep an eye on Dominique Harper. He was instrumental in River Ridge's win, going 8 for 10 on his way to 19 points in addition to six boards and five blocks. The dominant performance also gave Harper a new career-high in assists (three). Ryzen Nunez was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 16 rebounds.
River Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Peninsula's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for River Ridge, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-4.
Peninsula came up short against River Ridge in their previous matchup back in January, falling 60-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of River Ridge's Jacob Wendell, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 15 points and five steals. Now that Peninsula knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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