Basketball Recap: Ridge Spring-Monetta Comes Up Short

Ridge Spring-Monetta suffered their biggest defeat since January 19th on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders and fell 73-25. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 48th).

Despite the loss, Ridge Spring-Monetta saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ny'Asia Young posted eight points along with nine rebounds and five blocks. Young is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least nine every time she's taken the court this season.

This is the second loss in a row for Ridge Spring-Monetta and nudges their season record down to 4-5. As for Bamberg-Ehrhardt, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.

Ridge Spring-Monetta won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Barnwell at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. As for Bamberg-Ehrhardt, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Silver Bluff at 6:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025.