The Ridgway Demons struggled with assists on Thursday (the De Beque Dragons had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Ridgway received a tough blow as they fell 36-22 to De Beque. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Ridgway in their matchups with De Beque: they've now lost eight in a row.
Ridgway's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elle Borsari, who scored six points along with 13 rebounds. Borsari has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Freed, who scored six points along with six rebounds.
De Beque was led to victory by Avery Rigsby and Ava Vines. Rigsby scored 16 points along with six rebounds and four steals, while Vines scored eight points along with nine rebounds and eight blocks. Rachel Graham was another key contributor, scoring five points along with seven rebounds.
Ridgway now has a losing record at 6-7. As for De Beque, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-7.
Ridgway will take on Mancos at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Ridgway is coming into the contest with three straight losses at home, meaning Mancos will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for De Beque, they will head out on the road to challenge Hayden at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. De Beque is coming into the contest with three straight wins on the road, so Hayden is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
