Basketball Game Preview: North Eagles vs. Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans

The North Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Ridge Spring-Monetta will be up against a hot North team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Eagles claimed a resounding 62-17 victory over Blackville-Hilda. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Jailyn Williams

Steals

01/30/26 vs Blackville-Hilda	4
01/27/26 vs Williston-Elko	4
01/23/26 @ Calhoun County	4
01/20/26 vs Hunter-Kinard-Tyler	5
01/17/26 vs Jenkins	2
+ 4 more games

North got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jailyn Williams out in front who posted 19 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Williams is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last nine games she's played. Amariyah Calloway was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven steals.

Meanwhile, Ridge Spring-Monetta was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Wagener-Salley 50-19. The Trojans have beaten the War Eagles the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the War Eagles has come to flipping the script.

North's victory bumped their record up to 18-3. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.

Everything went North's way against Ridge Spring-Monetta in their previous matchup on January 9th, as North made off with a 62-39 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.