After flying high against Royal Live Oaks Academy last Tuesday, Ridgeland came back down to earth. Ridgeland lost 54-30 to the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders on Friday. While Ridgeland didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Bamberg-Ehrhardt 11-6 in the first quarter.
Jabien Harris was Ridgeland's leading scorer, having posted 14 points. Hakeem Chaneyfield held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. Jordan Sanders took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with four assists.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt found their leader in sophomore Brian Mcmillian, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 20 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Mcmillian is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. Darius Walker was another key player, putting up six points and three steals.
Ridgeland's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Bamberg-Ehrhardt, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-7.
Ridgeland and North will face off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.9 points per game this season. Bamberg-Ehrhardt has already played their next matchup (against Allendale-Fairfax), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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