The Ridge View Blazers entered their tilt with the A.C. Flora Falcons with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Ridge View narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past A.C. Flora 45-43. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Ridge View has posted yet this season.
Ridge View was led to victory by Anasia Harvey and Simone Johnson. Harvey dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds, while Johnson scored 15 points along with three blocks. Harvey has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Sherron Waters was another key contributor, scoring four points along with two blocks.
Despite the loss, A.C. Flora still got an impressive performance from Terriana Gray, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Gray has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Mickens, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Ridge View pushed their record up to 13-8 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for A.C. Flora, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-6.
Ridge View will be playing in front of their home fans against Lugoff-Elgin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lugoff-Elgin has now lost 15 straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 29. As for A.C. Flora, they will head out on the road to face off against Westwood at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in South Carolina (Westwood is ranked 30th, while A.C. Flora is ranked 29th).
