Basketball Game Preview: Ripley Warriors vs. Coyle Bluejackets

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12/20/24 - Home	73-24 W
02/02/24 - Home	55-27 W
12/15/23 - Away	54-33 W
02/03/23 - Away	52-28 W
12/16/22 - Home	58-30 W
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Ripley is 10-0 against Coyle since February of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ripley Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Coyle Bluejackets at 6:30 p.m. Ripley will be strutting in after a win while Coyle will be coming in after a loss.

Coyle will be up against a hot Ripley team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Ripley snuck past Hennessey with a 27-21 victory on Tuesday. The 27-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, Coyle ended up a good deal behind Mulhall-Orlando on Tuesday and lost 41-26. The Bluejackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Camryn Wagner was Coyle's leading scorer, having posted 15 points. Roxie Irwin held things down on the boards with 15 rebounds. Arianna Vasquez took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.

Ripley's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.1 points per game. As for Coyle, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-13.

Everything came up roses for Ripley against Coyle when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 73-24 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ripley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.