The River Ridge Hawks will face off against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
River Ridge is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering North Thurston just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Wednesday. They were beaten by the Rams 89-51. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th in Washington, while the Rams are ranked 15th in Washington).
Brandi Stanford
| 02/19/25 @ North Thurston | 25 |
| 02/15/25 @ Mountain View | 24 |
| 02/14/25 vs Kelso | 19 |
| 02/08/25 vs Silas | 30 |
| 02/06/25 vs Lakes | 20 |
| + 10 more games |
River Ridge might have lost, but man, Brandi Stanford was a machine: she went 10-for-17 on her way to 25 points and five boards. The match was Stanford's 15th in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Makiah Wilbourn, who posted eight points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Roosevelt, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Decatur 67-23. The Roughriders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 26 points or more this season.
River Ridge better focus on containing Ellery Burke-Brown and Emma Curtis as the pair were huge in Roosevelt's win. Burke-Brown shot 4-for-6 from deep and dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten boards, while Curtis went 7-for-14 en route to 17 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. What's more, Burke-Brown also posted a 67% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in January. Jasmine Hall was another key player, going 5-for-10 to rack up 11 points along with five boards and three steals.
Roosevelt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in nine consecutive contests.
Roosevelt's win bumped their record up to 18-9. As for River Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-7.
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