River Ridge hasn't had much luck against North Thurston recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The River Ridge Hawks will challenge the North Thurston Rams at 8:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with River Ridge sitting on four straight wins and North Thurston on 24.
River Ridge proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 33) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 50-47 victory over Mountain View. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Hawks have posted since January 17th.
Brandi Stanford
| 02/15/25 @ Mountain View | 5 |
| 02/14/25 vs Kelso | 6 |
| 02/08/25 vs Silas | 5 |
| 02/06/25 vs Lakes | 6 |
| 02/04/25 vs Lincoln | 6 |
| + 21 more games |
Brandi Stanford was her usual excellent self, putting up 24 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Stanford is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jayla Cavalier, who posted nine points along with six boards and four steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Thurston). They claimed a resounding 94-60 victory over Lincoln. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 20 games by 21 points or more this season.
North Thurston's win was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39.9 points. As for River Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 20-6.
River Ridge was taken down by North Thurston 77-48 when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Thurston's Soraya Ogaldez, who went 14-for-28 on her way to 33 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds. Now that River Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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