Blue Ridge won the last time they faced Seneca and things went their way on Thursday too. The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers enjoyed a cozy 60-41 win over the Seneca Bobcats. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Tigers.
01/09/25 vs Seneca | 5 |
01/06/25 @ Pickens | 6 |
01/03/25 @ Travelers Rest | 2 |
12/30/24 vs Broome | 7 |
12/28/24 vs Chapman | 3 |
Leading Blue Ridge to victory were Opal Maralit and Audrey Harkins. Maralit dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards, while Harkins went 7 of 13 on her way to 19 points and four steals. Maralit is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Kaydin Sullivan, who posted 13 points and five assists.
Blue Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seneca only racked up eight assists.
Despite the loss, Seneca saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Savannah Weston dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'Nyce Floyd, who had eight points and seven assists.
Blue Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Seneca, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-9.
Blue Ridge will take on Berea at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Ridge is facing Berea at the right time seeing as Berea is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Seneca, they will square off against Travelers Rest at 6:00 p.m. on January 17th.
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