Basketball Recap: Wagener-Salley Comes Up Short

Wagener-Salley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 43-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans. The War Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Trojans earlier this season, when they won 41-40.

Gabe King was the offensive standout of the game as he posted six points. The team also got some help courtesy of Briston Matthews, who put up eight points.

Wagener-Salley's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, their victory bumped their record up to 4-14.

Wagener-Salley has already played their next match (against Horse Creek Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Ridge Spring-Monetta will head out on the road to challenge North at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Ridge Spring-Monetta likes a good challenge.