On Friday, Ridge View faced Blythewood in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ridge View Blazers walked away with a 55-47 victory over the Blythewood Bengals. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blazers.
Ridge View got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Zaria Willingham out in front who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards. Willingham is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games she's played. Janiya Carter was another key player, going 5-for-8 on her way to 12 points.
Blythewood lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Chase Thomas, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of India Williams, who posted 12 points.
Blazers
| 02/14/25 vs Blythewood | 55-47 |
| 02/07/25 vs West Florence | 74-24 |
| 01/31/25 vs Spring Valley | 58-54 |
| 01/25/25 vs Lugoff-Elgin | 84-27 |
| 01/17/25 vs Sumter | 58-42 |
| 01/06/25 vs Westwood | 62-53 |
Ridge View's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points over those games. As for Blythewood, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-2.
Coming up, Ridge View will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Fort Dorchester at 6:30 p.m. Ridge View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.5 points per game this season. Blythewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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