The Ribault Trojans just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Ponte Vedra Sharks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Ribault is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing ED White: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Ribault blew ED White out of the water with an 85-42 final score. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ponte Vedra earned a 61-48 victory over Nease on Friday. Given the Sharks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Panthers are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ribault better keep an eye on Trace Westercamp. He was instrumental in Ponte Vedra's win, going 8 for 12 en route to 20 points in addition to eight boards and seven blocks. The dominant performance also gave Westercamp a new career-high in assists (three). Maddox Palmer was another key player, going 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Ponte Vedra was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nease only racked up eight assists.
Ribault has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for Ponte Vedra, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-8.
Ribault couldn't quite finish off Ponte Vedra in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 and fell 44-42. Can Ribault avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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