It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Ridgeline Riverhawks had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They breezed by the Mustangs at home to the tune of 86-24. The victory was familiar territory for Ridgeline who now have 19 in a row.
Emilee Skinner was her usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 27 points, 13 rebounds, and ten assists. She has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last 19 times she's played. Elise Livingston was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with seven steals.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Summer Adams, who scored seven points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crimson Cliffs struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Ridgeline's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-2. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 39.2 points. As for Crimson Cliffs, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season.
Ridgeline will square off against Dixie at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Ridgeline focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Thursday. Crimson Cliffs does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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