Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rio Linda). They blew past the Bella Vista Broncos 73-30 on Tuesday. Fans of the Knights have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Rio Linda's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mariah Walton, who went 10 for 11 en route to 22 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Walton a new career-high in field goal percentage (91%). Another player making a difference was Kyrri Mitchell, who scored eight points in addition to 11 rebounds and six assists.
Rio Linda was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bella Vista only posted six.
Eva Jensen and Ellie Thome certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Jensen almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds, while Thome earned 17 points in addition to three steals. That was a full 56.7% of Bella Vista's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
The win for Rio Linda keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.8 points per game. As for Bella Vista, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
Rio Linda has already played their next contest, a 55-49 victory against Sheldon on the 5th. As for Bella Vista, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-46 defeat against West Campus on the 5th.
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