River Ridge had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Lincoln Abes by a score of 69-61. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Abes are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/15/25 vs Lincoln | 21 |
01/13/25 vs Capital | 16 |
01/10/25 @ Central Kitsap | 20 |
River Ridge was led to victory by Brandi Stanford and Mya Armstrong. Stanford dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten assists, while Armstrong went 7 for 13 en route to 18 points and six steals. Stanford's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Jayla Cavalier was another key player, going 5 of 9 on her way to 14 points and three steals.
River Ridge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Lincoln, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-9.
River Ridge will challenge Gig Harbor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. River Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season. Lincoln has already played their next match (against Timberline), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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