Basketball Recap: Ridge View Extends Road Winning Streak to Ten

Blazers

Margin (Wins)

12/09/24 vs Dreher	68
12/03/24 vs Cardinal Newman	65
01/14/25 @ West Florence	62
01/25/25 vs Lugoff-Elgin	57
02/04/25 @ Lugoff-Elgin	55

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Ridge View on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Lugoff-Elgin Demons out of the water with a 75-20 final score. The Blazers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.

Ridge View was led to victory by Anasia Harvey and Reagan Ferguson. Harvey dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 boards, while Ferguson went 8 for 13 en route to 16 points and five steals. Harvey has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Janiya Carter, who posted four points along with six assists and six rebounds.

Ridge View was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Despite the defeat, Lugoff-Elgin saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Teryn Hobson scored 12 points and four steals. That was a full 60% of Lugoff-Elgin's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Erin Manuel, who put up four points.

Ridge View's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points per game. As for Lugoff-Elgin, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 16 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season.

Ridge View will be playing at home against West Florence at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridge View knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully West Florence likes a good challenge. As for Lugoff-Elgin, they will venture away from home to challenge Westwood at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lugoff-Elgin is facing Westwood at the right time seeing as Westwood is stuck on a three-game losing streak.