The Ridge View Blazers and the South Pointe Stallions will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Ridge View sitting on four straight victories and South Pointe on 17.
On Friday, Ridge View didn't have too much trouble with Sumter as they won 58-42.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Pointe). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 92-23 win over Dreher. The Stallions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 34 points or more this season.
South Pointe's win came from a few key players Ridge View will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was JaNyia Cunningham, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. The match was her third in a row with at least ten points. Serenity Woods was another key player, going 7 for 12 en route to 19 points and seven assists.
South Pointe was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Ridge View is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for South Pointe, their victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-0.
Ridge View came up short against South Pointe in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, falling 57-44. Thankfully for Ridge View, Jamia Blake (who went 6 of 13 on her way to 23 points in addition to six assists and five boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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