The ThunderRidge Grizzlies will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Northfield Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
ThunderRidge is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Legacy. ThunderRidge really took it to Legacy for the full four quarters, racking up a 72-40 victory. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Grizzlies had established a 21 point advantage.
Drew Paine was a one-man wrecking crew for ThunderRidge as he dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. What's more, Paine also posted a 50% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Kael Carney, who went 6 for 9 en route to 17 points.
ThunderRidge was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Legacy only racked up 12.
Meanwhile, Northfield took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday. They came out on top against DSST: Green Valley Ranch by a score of 65-55.
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