Two dominant guards in Brandi Stanford and Samara Oliver are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The River Ridge Hawks will take on the Lakes Lancers in a tournament on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
River Ridge fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Lincoln on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Abes by a score of 64-61. The Hawks have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
| 02/04/25 vs Lincoln | 27 |
| 01/31/25 vs North Thurston | 22 |
| 01/29/25 @ Capital | 26 |
| 01/27/25 vs Peninsula | 15 |
| 01/23/25 vs Lakes | 15 |
River Ridge might have lost, but man, Stanford was a machine: she posted 27 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Stanford's evening made it ten games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Jayla Cavalier was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, Lakes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 65-60 heartbreaker at the hands of Bellarmine Prep. That's two games in a row now that the Lancers have lost by exactly five points.
Lakes' defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for River Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
River Ridge beat Lakes 55-47 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Oliver, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 17 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will River Ridge still be able to contain Oliver? There's only one way to find out.
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