Preview: Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks vs. Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans
The Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks will be playing at home against the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
Blackville-Hilda suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Saturday. They were dealt a 73-44 defeat at the hands of Denmark-Olar. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Blackville-Hilda in their matchups with Denmark-Olar: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Ridge Spring-Monetta pushed their score all the way to 58 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They suffered a rough 78-58 defeat at the hands of Denmark-Olar. While losing is never fun, Ridge Spring-Monetta can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while Denmark-Olar is ranked 82nd).
Blackville-Hilda's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 4-8. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
Blackville-Hilda strolled past Ridge Spring-Monetta in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 64-49. Does Blackville-Hilda have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ridge Spring-Monetta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
