The Roane County Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Riverside Warriors at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Roane County has four straight victories, Riverside has 15 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Roane County is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Clay County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Roane County blew Clay County out of the water with a 57-8 final score. With the Raiders ahead 35-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Anna Tolley
| 02/18/25 vs Clay County | 5 |
| 02/14/25 @ Ritchie County | 3 |
| 02/08/25 @ South Harrison | 4 |
| 02/05/25 vs Braxton County | 2 |
| 02/04/25 vs Charleston Catholic | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
Roane County's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Anna Tolley, who went 5-for-10 on her way to 13 points and five steals. Tolley is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylin Bowe, who posted seven points and six steals.
Roane County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Riverside came up short against Ripley on Tuesday and fell 50-40.
Roane County will need to focus on slowing down Ava Ward, one of several Riverside players who made an impact when they last played. She went 5-for-12 en route to 13 points and seven boards. That's the most points Ward has posted since back in February of 2024. Laila Campbell was another key player, going 6-for-15 to rack up 14 points.
Roane County's victory bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Roane County has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Riverside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.8 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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