Basketball Recap: Ridgeland Starts Season with Win at Home
By Team Reports
Nov 18, 2024, 8:50am
Basketball Recap: Ridgeland Panthers vs. Southeast Whitfield County Raiders
Ridgeland gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They blew past the Southeast Whitfield County Raiders, posting an 84-51 win. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ridgeland to victory, but perhaps none more so than JD Hinton, who had 14 points plus eight assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Hinton a new career-high in assists. Isaac Mitchell was another key player, as he made all 6 shots he took racking up 15 points plus two steals.
Ridgeland will head out to face off against Ooltewah at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridgeland is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Southeast Whitfield County, they will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on Gordon Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southeast Whitfield County is looking for their season's first victory.
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