The Wheat Ridge Farmers will head out on the road to square off against the Pomona Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Wheat Ridge beat Conifer 39-28.
Pomona can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They blew past Alameda 36-6 at home. With Pomona ahead 22-2 at the half, the game was all but over already.
It was another big night for Kendra Ritzmann, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. She hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 17 straight games. Janessa Mondragon was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Wheat Ridge's record is now 10-12. As for Pomona, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-12.
Wheat Ridge lost to Pomona on the road by a decisive 43-29 margin in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ritzmann, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Wheat Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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