Preview: Santa Fe Catholic Hawks vs. Ridge Community Bolts
After two games on the road, Santa Fe Catholic is heading back home. They will take on the Ridge Community Bolts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Fe Catholic comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last four games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
Santa Fe Catholic struggled with assists on Tuesday (St. John Lutheran had 1100% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Santa Fe Catholic took a serious blow against St. John Lutheran, falling 48-18.
Despite the defeat, Santa Fe Catholic had strong showings from Felicia Parker, who scored 3 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals, and Takira Watson, who scored 13 points along with 7 rebounds. Watson scored a full 72.2% of Santa Fe Catholic's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 64 points the game before, Ridge Community were a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They were outmatched by George Jenkins on the road and fell 52-10.
Ridge Community's loss came about despite a quality game from T. Bodison, who scored 6 points along with 9 rebounds. Bodison scored a full 60% of Ridge Community's points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
The last time Santa Fe Catholic won on the road was back last Monday. Having now lost four straight away contests, they've bumped their record down to 1-5. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 18.5 points per game. As for Ridge Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Santa Fe Catholic have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 25.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Ridge Community struggles in that department as they've been even better at 47 per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
