Rio Americano was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 50-27 to the Ponderosa Bruins. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 753rd, while the Bruins are ranked 115th).
Rio Americano got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Elliana Sitzema and Natalie Saunders, who each put up four points.
Ponderosa had a senior duo take command as Brooklynn Nordquist posted 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals and Casey Dreiling scored 17 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Nordquist also set a new season-high mark in blocks with three. Abigail Reding was another key player, putting up six points and four steals.
Rio Americano's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Ponderosa, their win bumped their record up to 23-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rio Americano will take on Inderkum at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Inderkum will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Rio Americano surely won't give up without a fight. As for Ponderosa, they will square off against Vista del Lago at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ponderosa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.2 points per game this season.
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