Basketball Recap: Ridgeland Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 27, 2024, 9:01pm

Basketball Recap: Ridgeland Panthers vs. Ringgold Tigers

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It was a proper cat-fight when Ridgeland took on Ringgold on Tuesday. The Ridgeland Panthers took a 68-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ringgold Tigers. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Despite the defeat, Ridgeland saw an underclassman step up: freshman TJ Foster dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Foster has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Mitchell, who posted 11 points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks.

Ridgeland's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Ringgold, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.

Ridgeland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-56 defeat against Gordon Lee on the 27th. Ringgold has also already played their next matchup, a 70-59 loss against Northwest Whitfield on the 27th.

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