The Meridian Warriors will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Ridgevue Warhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meridian is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, Meridian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-50 to Lake City.
Meanwhile, Ridgevue didn't have too much trouble with Minico on Tuesday as they won 63-48. The Warhawks pushed the score to 54-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans cut but never quite recovered from.
Meridian better focus on containing Myra Martinez and Emma Bratvold as the pair were huge in Ridgevue's win. Martinez went 6 for 9 on her way to 15 points and four steals, while Bratvold went 5 of 6 on her way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenna Durrant, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Ridgevue now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Meridian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Meridian against Ridgevue when the teams last played back in November of 2017, as the squad secured a 71-35 win. Does Meridian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ridgevue turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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