Northern Valley is 0-3 against Thunder Ridge since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northern Valley Huskies will take on the Thunder Ridge Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. Northern Valley is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
With a playoff game on the line, Northern Valley rose to the challenge on Friday. They strolled past the Bulldogs with points to spare, taking the game 45-29.
Austyn Cox continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Braxton Cox, who scored seven points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 18 to 7 on the offensive boards, a fact Thunder Ridge proved on Friday. They came out on top against Natoma by a score of 42-32. The win made it back-to-back wins for Thunder Ridge.
Thunder Ridge relied on the efforts of Madison Brown, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds, and Jenna Barnes, who scored nine points along with seven steals. It was the first time this season that Brown pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Starla Cochrun, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Northern Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Thunder Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Northern Valley have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Thunder Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.9 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northern Valley couldn't quite finish off Thunder Ridge in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 35-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thunder Ridge's Kamryn Rietzke, who scored 19 points along with eight steals and five rebounds. Now that Northern Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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