On Monday, the Ridge View Blazers made easy work of the Jackson Day Mariners and carried off a 68-47 win. Given the Blazers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 33rd in South Carolina, while the Mariners are ranked 203rd in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/20/25 vs Jackson Day | 20 |
| 01/14/25 @ West Florence | 2 |
| 12/09/24 vs Dreher | 9 |
Ridge View found their leader in sophomore Joliyah Robinson, who went 7 for 8 en route to 20 points and three steals. Those 20 points set a new season-high mark for Robinson. Reagan Ferguson was another key player, going 5 of 10 on her way to 13 points.
Ridge View was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jackson Day only racked up four assists.
Courtney Ashford and Laylah Toscano certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Ashford posted 16 points and four steals, while Toscano went 6 for 12 en route to 17 points and four steals. Toscano has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played.
Ridge View has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 26.2% in those games and 17.7% outside of them. As for Jackson Day, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-8 record.
Ridge View didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 84-27 victory against Lugoff-Elgin on the 25th. As for Jackson Day, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 73-5 win against Sugar Creek Charter on the 24th.
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