Basketball Recap: Gibson County Drops Season-High Score on Ripley

Pioneers

Team Score

01/14/25 @ Ripley	81
12/27/24 vs Clarksburg	77
12/17/24 @ Dresden	69
12/19/24 vs Union City	67
12/28/24 vs West Carroll	66

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gibson County). They blew past the Ripley Tigers 81-14 on Tuesday. The Pioneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Leading Gibson County to victory were Sani'A Reaves and A'Kira Riding. Reaves posted 17 points, while Riding had 16 points. Another player making a difference was Georgia Lannom, who put up seven points.

Gibson County is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Ripley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-10.

When Gibson County and Ripley next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Gibson County will square off against Westview and their 11-game winning streak at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Gibson County is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. Meanwhile, Ripley will try to stop Haywood's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.