Ridgeview is 1-6 against Ponte Vedra since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ridgeview Panthers will look to defend their home court against the Ponte Vedra Sharks at 6:30 p.m. Ridgeview will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Ridgeview will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Bishop Kenny, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Ridgeview managed a 42-36 win over Bishop Kenny on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Panthers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Crusaders are ranked 19th).
Nacoya Blocton and Narissa Blocton were among the main playmakers for Ridgeview as the former went 5 of 8 on her way to 12 points and five rebounds and the latter went 5 of 10 on her way to 16 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Narissa has scored at least a third of Ridgeview's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamya Davis, who posted four points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ponte Vedra). They blew past Stanton, posting a 71-44 win.
Ponte Vedra now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Ridgeview, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Ridgeview and Ponte Vedra were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but Ridgeview came up empty-handed after a 55-54 loss. Will Ridgeview have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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