Riverdale Baptist won the last time they faced Virginia Academy and things went their way on Friday too. The Riverdale Baptist Crusaders came out on top in a nail-biter against the Virginia Academy Patriots , sneaking past 59-57. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 14th in Maryland, while the Patriots are ranked 65th in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Giovonni Sanford was the offensive standout of the contest as he almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ean McLaughlin, who posted 11 points and five boards.
Virginia Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Rondel Jones Jr., who earned 16 points. Deng Wutchok was another key player, putting up 17 points and seven rebounds.
Riverdale Baptist's win bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Virginia Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-11.
Riverdale Baptist didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-53 victory against St. Stephen's & St. Agnes on the 1st. As for Virginia Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 60-49 loss against Prince George's Christian Academy Blue on the 1st.
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