Basketball Recap: Make It 19 in a Row for North Thurston

Rams

Previous Games

01/31/25 @ River Ridge	77-48
01/29/25 @ Lakes	76-36
01/27/25 vs Capital	66-16
01/23/25 vs Timberline	79-16
01/21/25 @ Peninsula	67-20
+ 14 more games

North Thurston extended their winning streak to 19 games thanks to a huge performance from Soraya Ogaldez. The North Thurston Rams took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 77-48 win over the River Ridge Hawks thanks in part to Ogaldez, who went 14 of 28 on her way to 33 points along with six steals and five boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of North Thurston's points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Sierra Cordis, who posted four points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in boards.

Despite the loss, River Ridge still got an impressive performance from Brandi Stanford, who went 8 for 17 en route to 22 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Stanford is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Mya Armstrong was another key player, putting up seven points along with eight assists and seven boards.

North Thurston pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road. As for River Ridge, they moved to 16-5 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Thurston will host Silas at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in North Thurston's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches. As for River Ridge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. River Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.5 points per game this season.