Basketball Recap: South Ripley Makes It Nine in a Row on the Road

South Ripley won the last time they faced Jac-Cen-Del and things went their way on Friday too. The South Ripley Raiders took down the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles 54-38. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Eagles are ranked 334th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Raiders

Previous Games (Away)

02/28/25 @ Jac-Cen-Del	54-38
02/21/25 @ Rising Sun	88-49
02/14/25 @ South Dearborn	71-61
01/31/25 @ Connersville	63-44
01/24/25 @ Milan	96-59
+ 4 more games

South Ripley pushed their record up to 21-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.9 points over those games. As for Jac-Cen-Del, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 14 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season.

South Ripley and Jac-Cen-Del are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. South Ripley will face off against Brown County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Jac-Cen-Del, they will take on Trinity Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jac-Cen-Del is facing Trinity Lutheran at the right time seeing as Trinity Lutheran is stuck on a six-game losing streak.