On Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Ridgeland-Hardeeville had to settle for a 42-40 defeat against Allendale-Fairfax. While losing is never fun, Ridgeland-Hardeeville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while Allendale-Fairfax is ranked 49th).
When it comes to explaining why Ridgeland-Hardeeville lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jaden Exley. Despite the final result, she scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Denasia Haynes, who scored 5 points along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals.
Ridgeland-Hardeeville now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Allendale-Fairfax, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Ridgeland-Hardeeville will look to defend their home court on Friday against Battery Creek at 6:00 p.m. As for Allendale-Fairfax, they will head out on the road to face off against Edisto at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
