The Rye Thunderbolts will venture away from home to take on The Vanguard School Coursers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rye will be strutting in after a victory while The Vanguard School will be coming in after a defeat.
Rye took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They took down James Irwin 56-39. The win continues a trend for the Thunderbolts in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won three in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rye to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kelsy Stribling, who posted 20 points in addition to five boards and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Taci Ehrlich, who earned 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, The Vanguard School played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 71-44 loss at the hands of Salida. The Coursers were down 56-32 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Rye's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for The Vanguard School, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
Rye took a serious blow against The Vanguard School in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 62-15. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of The Vanguard School's Lily Blanchard, who dropped a triple-double with 16 points, ten assists, and ten steals. Now that Rye 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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