Recap: St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders vs. River Ridge Knights
The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They slipped by River Ridge 82-81. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
River Ridge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Allie Sweet, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 rebounds. Those 20 points set a new season-high mark for her. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Cleaveland, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds.
St. Thomas Aquinas has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for River Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-4.
St. Thomas Aquinas' road trip will continue as they head out to face Palm Bay at 3:35 p.m. on December 27th. Palm Bay is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games. River Ridge will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cherokee at 6:00 p.m. on January 3, 2024.
