River Ridge is 1-8 against Yelm since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The River Ridge Hawks will venture away from home to face off against the Yelm Tornados at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in River Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.
River Ridge is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Steilacoom: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that River Ridge blew Steilacoom out of the water with a 72-39 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Hawks had established a 26 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Yelm was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were outmatched by Puyallup and fell 67-36. While losing is never fun, the Tornados can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Vikings are ranked 14th).
River Ridge pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Yelm, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
River Ridge came up short against Yelm in their previous meeting back in February, falling 61-57. Can River Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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