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| 01/17/24 - Away | 60-22 W |
| 12/08/23 - Home | 72-38 W |
| 01/18/23 - Home | 82-23 W |
| 12/09/22 - Away | 69-23 W |
| 01/07/22 - Home | 63-23 W |
Gig Harbor has gone 5-0 against River Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Gig Harbor Tides will welcome the River Ridge Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Gig Harbor is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Peninsula just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 47-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Seahawks.
Meanwhile, River Ridge had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Abes by a score of 69-61. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Abes are ranked 208th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gig Harbor better focus on containing Brandi Stanford and Mya Armstrong as the pair were huge in River Ridge's win. Stanford dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten assists, while Armstrong went 7 for 13 en route to 18 points and six steals. 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 went 5 of 9 on her way to 14 points and three steals.
Gig Harbor's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6. As for River Ridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Gig Harbor against River Ridge in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 60-22 win. In that contest, Gig Harbor amassed a halftime lead of 31-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
