Two dominant forwards in Omar Abushaban and Mason Ridgeway are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Stone Bridge Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Riverside Ram at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Stone Bridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Stone Bridge pushed their score all the way to 74 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 83-74 hit to the loss column at the hands of Riverside. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (61), Stone Bridge still had to take the loss.
Despite their loss, Stone Bridge saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Sam Rubino, who scored 19 points along with four steals, was perhaps the best of all. Rubino hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. Jeremiah Stanford was another key contributor, scoring 19 points.
Stone Bridge has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-10 record this season. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Stone Bridge hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 61 points per game. However, it's not like Riverside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.9 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Stone Bridge came up short against Riverside when the teams last played on Wednesday, falling 83-74. Can Stone Bridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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