Basketball Recap: Ridgeland Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Feb 6, 2025, 4:12am

Basketball Recap: Ridgeland vs. Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders

Ridgeland lost against Bamberg-Ehrhardt back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Ridgeland lost to the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders on the road by a 54-40 margin.

Jordan Sanders

Points (Career)

02/04/25 @ Bamberg-Ehrhardt22
01/14/25 @ Royal Live Oaks Academy19
12/27/24 @ North17
12/03/24 @ Bluffton15
12/02/24 @ Savannah Country Day12

When it comes to explaining why Ridgeland lost, don't look at Jordan Sanders. Despite the final result, he posted 22 points. The dominant performance gave Sanders a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jabien Harris, who scored eight points.

Bamberg-Ehrhardt's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brian Mcmillian led the charge by putting up 13 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Mcmillian is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played. Darius Walker was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 13 points and four steals.

Ridgeland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Bamberg-Ehrhardt, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ridgeland will venture away from home to challenge Denmark-Olar at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Bamberg-Ehrhardt, they will head out on the road to take on Royal Live Oaks Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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