The Frederick Cadets will face off against the Riverdale Baptist Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Frederick's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Riverdale Baptist has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Frederick proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 49) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Oakdale, sneaking past 51-48.
Meanwhile, Riverdale Baptist is ranked highly in their home state and on Monday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Paul VI. Riverdale Baptist fell just short of Paul VI by a score of 62-59. The match was a 36-36 toss-up at halftime, but the Crusaders couldn't quite close it out.
Frederick will need to focus on slowing down Za'Hria Higginbotham, one of several Riverdale Baptist players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 28 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Timms, who had 17 points.
Frederick is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points over those games. As for Riverdale Baptist, their loss dropped their record down to 21-11.
Frederick lost to Riverdale Baptist at home by a decisive 60-46 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2019. Will Frederick have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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