Basketball Recap: Ridge Spring-Monetta Takes a Loss

After flying high against Blackville-Hilda on Friday, Ridge Spring-Monetta came back down to earth. The Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans took a 43-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Williston-Elko Blue Devils. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now lost seven in a row.

Despite the defeat, Ridge Spring-Monetta saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ny'Asia Young dropped a double-double on 16 points and 23 boards. That was a full 42.1% of Ridge Spring-Monetta's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruby Powell, who put up four points and 15 rebounds.

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12/28/24 - Neutral

38-43 L

Even though they lost, Ridge Spring-Monetta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 30 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 35 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Ridge Spring-Monetta's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Williston-Elko, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.

Ridge Spring-Monetta didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-22 win against Wagener-Salley on the 7th. As for Williston-Elko, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 52-8 victory against Horse Creek Academy on the 7th.