Basketball Recap: Walnut Ridge's Run of Eight Straight Victories Now Over

By Team Reports Jan 29, 2025, 12:19pm

Basketball Recap: Walnut Ridge Scots vs. Africentric Early College Nubians

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Previous 5 Games

01/28/25 @ Africentric Early College58-68
01/25/25 vs South63-58
01/23/25 vs Eastmoor Academy66-52
01/17/25 @ Briggs89-54
01/14/25 @ West62-44

It was a good run, but Walnut Ridge unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 68-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Africentric Early College Nubians. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Scots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 58-57 back in December of 2024.

Despite the loss, Walnut Ridge still got an impressive performance from Roman Crosby, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 15 points. Another player making a difference was Bryden Hodge, who posted 12 points.

Walnut Ridge's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4. As for Africentric Early College, the victory (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 16-1.

Walnut Ridge and Africentric Early College should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. Walnut Ridge will take on Independence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 628 places (114 vs. 742). Walnut Ridge is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. Similarly, Africentric Early College (ranked 106th) will meet South (ranked 295th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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