Royal Knights
| 01/09/25 vs Land O' Lakes | 28 |
| 01/04/25 vs Boone | 19 |
| 01/03/25 vs Lecanto | 10 |
| 01/02/25 vs Neumann | 4 |
| 12/30/24 vs Morristown-Hamblen East | -22 |
You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for River Ridge on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Land O' Lakes Gators out of the water with a 54-26 final score. The Royal Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 28 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead River Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lexi Wade, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 rebounds gave Wade a new career-high. Karsyn Miller was another key player, putting up six points and seven steals.
River Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Despite the defeat, Land O' Lakes saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jessi Saffold almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine steals. Saffold is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least five every time she's taken the court this season.
River Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.9 points per game. As for Land O' Lakes, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.
River Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 70-51 win against Mitchell on the 11th. As for Land O' Lakes, they will take on Angeline Academy of Innovation at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Land O' Lakes is facing Angeline Academy of Innovation at the right time seeing as Angeline Academy of Innovation is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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