Hawks
| 01/23/25 vs Lakes | 55-47 |
| 01/21/25 @ Timberline | 76-29 |
| 01/17/25 @ Gig Harbor | 51-49 |
| 01/15/25 vs Lincoln | 69-61 |
| 01/13/25 vs Capital | 65-16 |
| 01/10/25 @ Central Kitsap | 38-33 |
River Ridge waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 55-47 victory over the Lakes Lancers. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 60-45 back in December of 2024.
River Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Makiah Wilbourn led the charge by putting up eight points in addition to 13 rebounds and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Wilbourn a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Brandi Stanford, who went 6 for 15 en route to 15 points along with six steals and five assists.
River Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Lakes still got an impressive performance from Samara Oliver, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 17 rebounds. That was a full 44.7% of Lakes' points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydin Hoggard, who scored five points and 12 boards.
River Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Lakes, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
River Ridge has already played their next match, a 54-26 win against Peninsula on the 27th. As for Lakes, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 55-24 victory against Timberline on the 27th.
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