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Cardinals are no match for River Ridge
T-Wolves trounce Highland, 57-40
Cardinals are no match for River Ridge
River Ridge's Ruby Breuer applies tough pressure on a Prairie du Chien player during last Tuesday night's non-conference contest. The Timberwolves suffered their first loss of the season to the Blackhawks, 58-45. - photo by Ted Pennekamp

PATCH GROVE – In their Six Rivers West conference opener last Friday night, coach Caron Townsend and her River Ridge girls basketball squad forced the visiting Cardinals from Highland into committing 34 total turnovers in a 57-40 win for the Timberwolves.

With the win, coach Townsend’s squad improved to 3-1 overall and are off to a 1-0 start in league play.

After holding a 32-14 halftime lead over the Cardinals Friday night, River Ridge was outscored 26-25 in a slower, less intense second half.

For complete coverage of this game, get your copy of the Dec. 12, 2019 issue of the Grant County Herald Independent.


Prairie du Chien 58, River Ridge 45
(from Tuesday, Dec. 3, at PdC)
River Ridge....25 20 - 45
PdC..................34 24 - 58
River Ridge - Skylar White 25, Ruby Breuer 2, Glenna Marshall 4, Rylee Zinkle 3, Bayli Mason 2, Faith Webb 4, Chloe Stagman 5. Totals - 17-39, 5-8 45.
Prairie du Chien - Abby Feye 2, Lily Krahn 11, Ella Hager 13, Alex Baxter 4, Makenzie Knapp 4, Macey Banasik 16, Allison Riebe 8. Totals - 22-50, 5-8 58.
3-point goals - RR: (6-18) White 4, Zinkle 1, Stagman 1; PdC: (9-23) Hager 3, Banasik 4, Riebe 2. Team fouls - RR 8, PdC 8. Fouled out - None.


River Ridge 57, Highland 40
(from Friday, Dec. 6, at Patch Grove)
Highland.........14 26 - 40
River Ridge.....32 25 - 57
Highland - Olivia Welsh 2, Megan Mueller 4, Kaatelyn Mueller 8, Meg Tarrell 2, Katelyn Esser 10, Carlee Kosharek 5, Rachel Miller 9. Totals - 16-31, 5-11 40.
River Ridge - Faith Schier 3, Skylar White 20, Ruby Breuer 6, Glenna Marshall 6, Rylee Zinkle 8, Bayli Mason 8, Faith Webb 4, Chloe Stagman 2. Totals - 21-51, 11-16 57.
3-point goals - H: (3-8) Esser 1, Kosharek 1, Miller 1; RR: (4-17) White 2, Zinkle 2. Team fouls - H , RR . Fouled out - None.