Basketball Recap: Nehemiah Thomas' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Ridge Spring-Monetta over Hunter-Kinard-Tyler

Ridge Spring-Monetta lost against Hunter-Kinard-Tyler back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans took a 60-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Trojans. Ridge Spring-Monetta has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Nehemiah Thomas

Points (Career)

02/07/25 @ Hunter-Kinard-Tyler	15
01/08/25 vs Batesburg-Leesville	9
12/10/24 @ Calhoun County	8
01/19/24 vs Denmark-Olar	6
01/31/25 vs Wagener-Salley	5

Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nehemiah Thomas, who went 7 for 14 to rack up 15 points and seven boards. Those 15 points gave Thomas a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maury Bing, who posted 11 points.

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was K Singleton out in front who put up 17 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Xavier James, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 13 boards.

Ridge Spring-Monetta's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season.

Ridge Spring-Monetta has already played their next game, a 68-63 win against Horse Creek Academy on the 11th. As for Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 83-79 victory against Blackville-Hilda on the 11th.