The Ridgemont Golden Gophers basketball team scored 70 points and limited the host Elgin Comets to 41 in the Golden Gophers league triumph on Friday.

The Golden Gophers now possess a 10-2 record. They play next when they travel to West Jefferson for a non-league game on Saturday, January 11. Ridgemont will confront a Roughriders team coming off a 74-54 league loss to Northeastern (Springfield, OH). The Roughriders record now stands at 5-5.

With the loss, Elgin falls to 2-9 on the campaign. The Comets host Crestline (Crestline, OH) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 14. The Bulldogs go into the game with a record of 4-7. Crestline lost 70-54 in their recent non-league game against Danville (Danville, OH)