Gig Harbor was the 60-22 winner over River Ridge when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Gig Harbor Tides fell just short of the River Ridge Hawks by a score of 51-49 on Friday. The Tides have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gig Harbor lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Beverly Dover, who went 6 for 11 on her way to 17 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Willow Bonnici, who posted seven points along with 16 rebounds and three blocks.
Even though they lost, Gig Harbor was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as River Ridge only racked up seven assists.
It was another big night for Brandi Stanford, who went 10 of 21 en route to 28 points in addition to six boards and six steals for River Ridge. Stanford is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Dakari Weatherly, who had four points along with 11 steals, six rebounds, and five blocks.
Gig Harbor's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for River Ridge, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-4.
Gig Harbor has already played their next match (against West Seattle), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. River Ridge has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Timberline.
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