Basketball Recap: Ridge View Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Great Crossing

Ridge View is ranked highly in their home state and on Monday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Great Crossing. The Ridge View Blazers took a 74-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Great Crossing. The Blazers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Malachi Moreno continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Great Crossing, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 13 boards. The contest was Moreno's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Vince Dawson, who went 5 of 8 en route to 14 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.

Ridge View now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Great Crossing, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.

Ridge View didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 67-47 victory against Westwood on the 6th. Great Crossing has also already played their next contest, a 78-71 win against Butler County on the 3rd.