Ridge Spring-Monetta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 57-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 51-41 back in December of 2024.
| 01/08/25 vs Batesburg-Leesville | 12 |
| 12/15/23 vs Blackville-Hilda | 10 |
| 12/04/24 @ Batesburg-Leesville | 8 |
| 01/05/24 vs Wagener-Salley | 7 |
| 12/05/24 @ Pelion | 7 |
Ridge Spring-Monetta lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Maury Bing, who posted 12 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Bing a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Nehemiah Thomas, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Ridge Spring-Monetta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Batesburg-Leesville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braylen Davis, who went 8 of 17 on his way to 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Naesean Stewart, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.
Ridge Spring-Monetta's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Batesburg-Leesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Ridge Spring-Monetta will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Hunter-Kinard-Tyler at 8:00 p.m. As for Batesburg-Leesville, they will head out to face off against Strom Thurmond at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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