Ridge Spring-Monetta hasn't had much luck against North recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans will take on the North Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Ridge Spring-Monetta earned a 43-36 victory over Wagener-Salley. That seven point margin sets a new team best for the Trojans this season.
Meanwhile, North had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with an 82-69 win over the Fighting Hawks.
Ridge Spring-Monetta better keep an eye on Stetson Stacks. He was instrumental in North's win, dropping a double-double on 28 points and ten steals. Stacks' evening made it 19 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jasiah Jackson, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine assists.
North smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.2 points per game. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, their victory bumped their record up to 4-14.
Things could have been worse for Ridge Spring-Monetta, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 74-57 loss to North when the teams last played on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stacks, who went 13 for 24 en route to 35 points and six steals. Now that Ridge Spring-Monetta knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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