The Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans are taking a road trip to face off against the Lee Central Stallions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ridge Spring-Monetta can't be too worried about heading out to take on Lee Central: they just beat Calhoun Falls Charter at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Ridge Spring-Monetta came out on top against Calhoun Falls Charter by a score of 53-43 on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 24-24 at the break, but the Trojans were the better team in the second half.
Taylah Leaphart
| 02/18/25 @ Calhoun Falls Charter | 3 |
| 02/14/25 vs Williston-Elko | 4 |
| 02/12/25 vs Calhoun County | 2 |
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ridge Spring-Monetta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taylah Leaphart, who went 10-for-24 on her way to 24 points along with seven boards and three steals. Leaphart is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ny'Asia Young, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Ridge Spring-Monetta was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calhoun Falls Charter only posted three assists.
Meanwhile, Lee Central had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.7 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They blew past the Saints, posting a 75-6 win. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Saints are ranked 280th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lee Central pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.4 points over those games. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
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