Two dominant guards in King Daniel Hernandez and Jr Leonard are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Walker Wolverines and the Riverwood Raiders will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Walker knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Riverwood likes a good challenge.
If Walker beats Riverwood with 66 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Walker came out on top in a nail-biter against Blessed Trinity last Friday, sneaking past 66-63. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Titans are ranked 400th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Walker got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Hernandez out in front who went 7 of 10 on his way to 23 points along with six assists and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Anderson Carey, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 20 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Riverwood beat Valdosta 80-72 on Friday.
Riverwood has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for Walker, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Walker came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverwood in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, sneaking past 83-81. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Riverwood's Karris Bilal, who posted 35 points. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Walker to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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