On Friday, the Regis Jesuit Raiders faced the ThunderRidge Grizzlies in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Regis Jesuit walked away with a 52-45 win over ThunderRidge. The victory was nothing new for Regis Jesuit as they're now sitting on four straight.
Regis Jesuit had a senior duo take command as Coryn Watts scored 16 points along with five assists and five rebounds and Hana Belibi scored 15 points along with six rebounds. Watts is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Iliana Greene, who scored nine points.
ThunderRidge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ben Kayser-cochran, who scored ten points along with four steals. Alexis Baker was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Regis Jesuit is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for ThunderRidge, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8.
Regis Jesuit will be playing at home against Castle View at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Regis Jesuit is facing Castle View at the right time seeing as Castle View is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for ThunderRidge, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Chatfield at 1:00 p.m. on February 10th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Colorado (ThunderRidge is ranked 21st, while Chatfield is ranked 48th).
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