The Mid-Year Wall

Dear Friends and Family:

Riki’s Redondo Union High School team seems to have hit the mid-year wall (after a long summer followed by a fall league). The team, which because of inexperience, had a sharp learning curve, seems to be running on empty as they begin the Bay League season. Case in point was last Saturday’s loss to Mark Keppel where RUHS lost a four-point halftime advantage en route to a 45-36 loss. Against Bay League rival Palos Verdes on Tuesday, the team trailed from the end of the first quarter and never drew closer than six points en route to another 9-pt loss, 44-35.

As for Riki, against Keppel, she added two defensive charges to her school record of 12. She was 7-8 from the free throw line to finish with seven points total. Against PV, Riki again scored only from the line, hitting 6 of 6. In both games, she played almost the entire second half and is now averaging over 25 minutes (out of 32 total) per game, by far the most on her team.

The challenge right now is to keep a positive outlook on the rest of the season and to keep trying to develop the raw talent on the team.

Redondo plays Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates) at 6 p.m. at RUHS on Friday. Bay League play continues when Redondo hits the road to take on league-favorite and arch-rival Mira Costa (Manhatten Beach) on Tuesday 1/20 at 6 p.m.

Thanks, as always, for your continued support!