The Summerville Green Wave will head out to challenge the Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ashley Ridge will be up against a hot Summerville team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Summerville breezed by James Island to the tune of 56-27 on Tuesday. Given the Green Wave's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Trojans are ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ashley Ridge had already won 20 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it 21 on Tuesday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 75-26 win over the Warriors. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-19.
Ashley Ridge's win came from a few key players Summerville will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Skyla Tuthill, who posted 12 points. Nadia President was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Ashley Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stall only posted five assists.
Ashley Ridge's victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.1 points per game. As for Summerville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.
Summerville came up short against Ashley Ridge when the teams last played back in January, falling 52-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tuthill, who put up 19 points and five steals. Now that Summerville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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