The Wagener-Salley War Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Wagener-Salley is looking for their season's first victory.
Wagener-Salley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Williston-Elko on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wagener-Salley took a blow against Williston-Elko, falling 62-16. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Blue Devils are ranked 124th).
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Ridge Spring-Monetta's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. The contest between them and North didn't end well, with Ridge Spring-Monetta falling 47-28.
Wagener-Salley's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7.
Wagener-Salley suffered a grim 47-22 defeat to Ridge Spring-Monetta when the teams last played on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ridge Spring-Monetta's Ny'Asia Young, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 17 boards. Now that Wagener-Salley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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