Basketball Game Preview: Northwest Whitfield Bruins vs. Ridgeland Panthers

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Previous Games

01/04/25 - Away	72-58 W
11/23/22 - Away	86-41 W
02/15/22 - Neutral	76-51 W
01/25/22 - Home	79-64 W
12/14/21 - Away	70-49 W
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Northwest Whitfield has gone 10-0 against Ridgeland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Northwest Whitfield Bruins will host the Ridgeland Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Northwest Whitfield is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Adairsville just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. The game between them and the Tigers didn't end well, with Northwest Whitfield falling 55-36.

Meanwhile, Ridgeland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 61-47 to Heritage.

Despite the loss, Ridgeland saw an underclassman step up: freshman TJ Foster almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards. That was a full 48.9% of Ridgeland's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Jamarcus Lewis was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Ridgeland's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Northwest Whitfield, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.

Northwest Whitfield strolled past Ridgeland when the teams last played on January 4th by a score of 72-58. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Foster, who went 10 for 22 on his way to 26 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northwest Whitfield still be able to contain Foster? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.