A feisty cat fight is on tap when the The Rock Lions take on the Ridgeview Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday... Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The Rock is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. They took down Varsity Opponent 63-44 on Tuesday.
| 01/14/25 vs Varsity Opponent | 20 |
| 12/23/24 vs North Broward Prep | 17 |
| 12/21/24 vs NSU University | 15 |
| 12/20/24 vs Non Varsity Opponent | 17 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead The Rock to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ruby Patterson, who posted 20 points in addition to six boards and six steals. Patterson's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Audrey Roberts, who put up 16 points along with six assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Ridgeview came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Golden Eagles by a score of 50-43. 50 seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
The Rock better focus on containing Narissa Blocton and Nacoya Blocton as the pair were huge in Ridgeview's win. Narissa earned 26 points and four steals, while Nacoya scored 13 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Narissa has scored at least a third of Ridgeview's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Brown, who had six points and three steals.
The Rock's victory bumped their record up to 6-15. As for Ridgeview, they have also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: The Rock has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Ridgeview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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