The Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans will challenge the Horse Creek Academy Stallions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Ridge Spring-Monetta and five for Horse Creek Academy.
Ridge Spring-Monetta is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Hunter-Kinard-Tyler on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ridge Spring-Monetta took a blow against Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, falling 62-33. Ridge Spring-Monetta was down 45-24 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, Ridge Spring-Monetta had strong showings from Briston Matthews, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards, and Malik Fuller, who posted ten points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Ridge Spring-Monetta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 86-56, which was the final score in Horse Creek Academy's tilt against North on Tuesday. While the Stallions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 17-13 in the first quarter.
Ridge Spring-Monetta will need focus on slowing down Kingston Hightower, one of several Horse Creek Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He earned 16 points. Another player making a difference was Aidan Walls, who put up 16 points.
Ridge Spring-Monetta's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Horse Creek Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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