Basketball Recap: Walnut Ridge Takes a Loss

After soaring to 66 points the game before, Walnut Ridge was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a blow against the Africentric Early College Nubians, falling 71-25. While losing is never fun, the Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 456th, while the Nubians are ranked 208th).

It was another big night for Jeniya Bowers, who posted 21 points for Africentric Early College. Jae?Veyonna Brown was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds.

Scots

Previous 5 Games

12/20/24 @ Africentric Early College	25-71
12/17/24 vs South	66-60
12/13/24 vs Eastmoor Academy	50-41
12/10/24 @ Briggs	60-22
12/07/24 @ Dunbar	63-68

Walnut Ridge moved to 5-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Africentric Early College, their victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.

Walnut Ridge has already played their next matchup, a 52-5 win against Waite on the 27th. As for Africentric Early College, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 44-42 defeat against Wayne on the 28th.