Basketball Recap: North Piles Up the Points Against Ridgeland

North entered their tilt with Ridgeland on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They breezed by Ridgeland to the tune of 93-59. The Eagles pushed the score to 64-34 by the end of the third, a deficit Ridgeland had little chance of recovering from.

Nasiah Rhodes went supernova for North, going 11 of 12 en route to 24 points in addition to eight boards and three blocks. Those 24 points gave Rhodes a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Stetson Stacks, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.

North was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridgeland only posted ten assists.

Despite the loss, Ridgeland still got an impressive performance from Jabien Harris, who went 12 for 25 on his way to 28 points and five boards. That was a full 47.5% of Ridgeland's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.

North pushed their record up to 10-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41 points. As for Ridgeland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-11.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North will square off against Calhoun County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Ridgeland, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Denmark-Olar at 7:30 p.m. Denmark-Olar is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.1 points per game this season.