Basketball Recap: Ridge Spring-Monetta Now 3-1 over Last Four Games

By Team Reports Jan 8, 2025, 9:30am

Basketball Recap: Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans vs. Wagener-Salley War Eagles

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Wagener-Salley came into Tuesday's game looking for another win against Ridge Spring-Monetta, but Ny'Asia Young wouldn't allow it. The Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans put the hurt on the Wagener-Salley War Eagles with a sharp 47-22 victory on Tuesday thanks in part to Young, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 17 boards. Young is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least nine every time she's taken the court this season.

Kennedy Ligons was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. What's more, she also racked up seven steals, the most she's had since back in January of 2024.

Ridge Spring-Monetta has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26 points. As for Wagener-Salley, they dropped their record down to 0-6 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.

Ridge Spring-Monetta won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Batesburg-Leesville at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Wagener-Salley, they will square off against Horse Creek Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Wagener-Salley is facing Horse Creek Academy at the right time seeing as Horse Creek Academy is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.

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