Basketball Preview: Ridgeland Titans vs. Canton Tigers
Ridgeland and Canton are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Ridgeland Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Canton Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridgeland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Ridgeland escaped with a win against Murrah by the margin of a single free throw, 44-43.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ridgeland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Avah Trevino, who earned five points in addition to three steals. Another player making a difference was Sheriyah Brown, who posted six points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Canton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with a 46-35 win over the Mavericks.
Shamira Morton continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 21 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Canton's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylei Rogers, who earned no points along with five assists and three steals.
Canton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Canton pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.1 points per game. As for Ridgeland, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Ridgeland has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 22.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Canton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.7. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Ridgeland came up short against Canton in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 51-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Morton, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 24 rebounds. Now that Ridgeland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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