Preview: Regis Jesuit Raiders vs. ThunderRidge Grizzlies
The Regis Jesuit Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Regis Jesuit sitting on three straight wins and ThunderRidge on six.
Regis Jesuit can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They breezed by Highlands Ranch at home to the tune of 65-34.
Regis Jesuit had a senior duo take command as Hana Belibi scored 24 points along with seven rebounds and two steals and Coryn Watts scored 17 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. Belibi continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jane Rumpf, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led ThunderRidge over Chaparral in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. ThunderRidge strolled past Chaparral with points to spare, taking the game 47-31.
Regis Jesuit has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for ThunderRidge, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7.
Regis Jesuit and ThunderRidge were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, but Regis Jesuit came up empty-handed after a 56-55 defeat. Thankfully for Regis Jesuit, Kyrah Daniels (who almost dropped a double-double on 31 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
