Recap: Northwest Area Rangers vs. Blue Ridge Raiders
The Northwest Area Rangers waltzed into their game Friday with three straight wins but they left with four. They came out on top against Blue Ridge by a score of 41-30. For Northwest Area, this counts as revenge for the 48-38 defeat Blue Ridge walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2022.
Karsyn Miner was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. The contest was her fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ashlyn Hermanofski, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Northwest Area's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Blue Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northwest Area will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Sayre at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sayre comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 20 points in their last five games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse. Blue Ridge will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mountain View at 1:15 p.m. on January 6, 2024.
