The Hope Blue Wave entered their tilt with Block Island with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Hope breezed by the on the road to the tune of 46-19 on Saturday. That's another feather in the cap for Hope, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Hope found their leader in underclassman Jorday Johnson, who scored 17 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least a third of Hope's points. Another player making a difference was Eridania Mendoza, who scored nine points.
Block Island's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kiley Ryan, who scored three points along with ten steals. Ryan is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Conant, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Hope pushed their record up to 10-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Block Island, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Hope will head out on the road to square off against the Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Central is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak. As for Block Island, they will be playing at home against the Patriots at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Davies Career & Tech's defense has only allowed 27.8 points per game this season, so the 's offense will have their work cut out for them.
